KERNEL


Meaning of KERNEL in English

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.