English dictionary

kernel

/'k/[@]/rn/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

noun.plant

Examples
Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell.

Synonyms meat

Source: WordNet 3.0
a single whole grain of a cereal

noun.plant

Examples
A kernel of corn.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

noun.cognition

Synonyms center centre core essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nitty-gritty nub pith substance sum

Source: WordNet 3.0
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.

noun

Source: webster1913