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kernel

English

  1. 🔊 the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
  2. 🔊 a single whole grain of a cereal
    “a kernel of corn”
  3. 🔊 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”

Similar words

substance core center centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty meat brazil nut acorn almond almond paste amande amande douce amandes mondees axiom