Results for kernel

Definitions of kernel:

part of speech: noun

Anything in a husk or shell: the substance in the shell of a nut: the seed of a pulpy fruit.

part of speech: verb

To harden or ripen into a kernel.

part of speech: noun

A grain or seed; the eatable substance of a nut or fruit stone; the part of anything which is most full of meaning.

part of speech: noun

The substance contained within the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit; the central part of anything; a small mass around which other matter is concreted; in bot., the embryo enclosed in the seminal integuments.