資料來源 : 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.

資料來源 : 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}]

kernelling
     See {kernel}