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English noun: kernel | |||
| 1. | kernel (plant) the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone | ||
| Samples | Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell. | ||
| Synonyms | meat | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant part, plant structure | ||
| Part meronym | seed | ||
| 2. | kernel (plant) a single whole grain of a cereal | ||
| Samples | A kernel of corn. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | caryopsis, grain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | corn | ||
| 3. | kernel (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
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