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(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

(3):

(v. i.) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

(4):

(n.) The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

(5):

(n.) A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Kernel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​k/kernel.html. 1828.
 
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