Kernel | Mean of kernel in English Dictionary

/ˈkɚnl̟/

• Noun
• the small, somewhat soft part inside a seed or nut
• a whole seed
• one of the yellow seeds that cover an ear of corn
1. a kernel of corn

• a very small amount of something
1. There's not a kernel of truth in what they say.
2. kernels of wisdom
• the origin or basis of something
1. the kernel [=germ] of the idea for the book