Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}or {Kernelled};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} or {Kernelling}.]
To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
Kerneled \Ker"neled\, Kernelled \Ker"nelled\, a.
Having a kernel.
Source : WordNet®
kernel
n 1: the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut
or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to
get out of the shell" [syn: {meat}]
2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
"the nub of the story" [syn: {substance}, {core}, {center},
{essence}, {gist}, {heart}, {heart and soul}, {inwardness},
{marrow}, {meat}, {nub}, {pith}, {sum}, {nitty-gritty}]
[also: {kernelling}, {kernelled}]
kernelled
See {kernel}