The definition of a kernel is a grain or seed, or the most important part of something.
(noun)See kernel in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME < OE cyrnel < base of corn, seed (see corn) + -el, dim. suffix
transitive verb kerneled or kernelled, kerneling or kernelling
See kernel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English cyrnel; see gṛə-no- in Indo-European roots
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