Definition of kernel

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

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Cornsheller :: Cornsheller (n.) A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.
Ratafia :: Ratafia (n.) A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau, cura/ao, etc..
Hickory :: Hickory (n.) An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter..
Corncob :: Corncob (n.) The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.
Ear :: Ear (n.) The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley, Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels..
Persicot :: Persicot (n.) A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit..
Hazel :: Hazel (n.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana, which produces the common hazelnut, and C. rostrata. See Filbert..
Kernel :: Kernel (n.) The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument..
Monopyrenous :: Monopyrenous (a.) Having but a single stone or kernel.
Kerneled :: Kerneled (imp. & p. p.) of Kerne.
Pistachio :: Pistachio (n.) The nut of the Pistacia vera, a tree of the order Anacardiaceae, containing a kernel of a pale greenish color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; -- called also pistachio nut. It is wholesome and nutritive. The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily..
Include :: Include (v. t.) To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell..
Kernel :: Kernel (v. i.) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
Kernel :: Kernel (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..
Kernelly :: Kernelly (a.) Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of kernels.
Exacinate :: Exacinate (v. t.) To remove the kernel form.
Kernelled :: Kernelled () of Kerne.
Kerneling :: Kerneling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kerne.
Manna Croup :: Manna croup () The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also manna groats..
Nutshell :: Nutshell (n.) The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut is inclosed.
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