- kernel-fruit
- [kɜ:nəlfru:t]
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English-Slovenian dictionary. 2013.
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kernel — [kʉr′nəl] n. [ME < OE cyrnel < base of corn, seed (see CORN1) + el, dim. suffix] 1. a grain or seed, as of corn, wheat, etc. 2. the inner, softer part of a nut, fruit pit, etc. 3. the central, most important part of something; core; essence … English World dictionary
kernel — [n] seed, essence atom, bit, center, core, crux, fruit, germ, gist, grain, heart, hub, keynote, marrow, matter, meat, morsel, nub, nubbin, nut, part, piece, pith, root, substance, upshot; concepts 668,826 … New thesaurus
kernel — ► NOUN 1) a softer part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its hard shell. 2) the seed and hard husk of a cereal, especially wheat. 3) the central or most important part of something. ORIGIN Old English, small corn … English terms dictionary
fruit farming — Introduction growing of fruit crops, including nuts, primarily for use as human food. The subject of fruit and nut production deals with intensive culture of perennial plants, the fruits of which have economic significance (a nut is a … Universalium
kernel — kernelless, adj. kernelly, adj. /kerr nl/, n., v., kerneled, kerneling or (esp. Brit.) kernelled, kernelling. n. 1. the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or… … Universalium
Fruit anatomy — Longitudinal section of female flower of squash (courgette), showing ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals. Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruit, the mature ovary or ovaries from one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer and often… … Wikipedia
fruit — Synonyms and related words: Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, acorn, advantages, aftermath, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, artifact, auntie, avocado, banana, bear, bear fruit, bearberry, bearing, benefits, berry, bi guy,… … Moby Thesaurus
kernel — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cyrnel, diminutive of corn Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly dialect a fruit seed 2. the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut 3. a whole seed of a cereal < a kernel of corn > 4. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
kernel — [OE] Etymologically, a kernel is a ‘little seed’. Old English corn, ancestor of modern 299 kind English corn, meant ‘seed, grain’, and its diminutive form cyrnel was applied to ‘pips’ (now obsolete), to ‘seeds’ (a sense which now survives only in … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
kernel — ker•nel [[t]ˈkɜr nl[/t]] n. v. neled, nel•ing (esp. brit.) nelled, nel•ling. 1) bot the softer, usu. edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit 2) bot the body of a seed within its husk 3) the central or most important… … From formal English to slang
kernel — /ˈkɜnəl / (say kernuhl) noun 1. the softer, usually edible, part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit. 2. the body of a seed within its husk or integuments. 3. a grain, as of wheat. 4. the central part of anything; the nucleus; …
