n.1 a central, softer, usu. edible part within a hard shell of a nut, fruit stone, seed, etc.
2 the whole seed of a cereal.
3 the nucleus or essential part of anything.
Etymology: OE cyrnel, dimin. of CORN(1)
n.1 a central, softer, usu. edible part within a hard shell of a nut, fruit stone, seed, etc.
2 the whole seed of a cereal.
3 the nucleus or essential part of anything.
Etymology: OE cyrnel, dimin. of CORN(1)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012