Word
Kernel
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
ker-nel
Definition
- n. - 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 kernel of a
nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
- n. - A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
- n. - A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a
nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
- n. - The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the
gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
- v. i. - To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
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