Kernel
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The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument;
as, the . See Illust. ofkernel of a nutEndocarp . -
A single seed or grain;
as, a .kernel of corn - A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
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The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core;
as, the .kernel of an argument
v. i.
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To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.