Kernel — synonyms, definition

1. kernel (Noun)

atom berry bit bulb center centre contents core corn ear essence fraction fruit germ gist grain heart heart and soul hint inwardness • • •

kernel (Noun) — The inner and usually edible part of a seed, grain, nut or fruit stone. ex. "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell"

kernel (Noun) — A single whole grain of a cereal. ex. "a kernel of corn"

kernel (Noun) — The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. ex. "the kernel of the prosecutor's argument"

caryopsis cognitive content content grain mental object plant part plant structure bare bones corn haecceity hypostasis quiddity quintessence stuff seed