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kernel

/ˈkɝnəl/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    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

  2. noun

    a single whole grain of a cereal

    a kernel of corn

  3. noun

    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

    the gist of the prosecutor's argument

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