kernel

Topic: CROPS

Language:	Old English
Origin:	cyrnel, from corn; CORN

kernel
noun

ker‧nel

[countable]

1DFFHBP the part of a nut or seed inside the shell or the part inside the stone of some fruits

2 [usually singular] one of the small yellow pieces on a corn cob

3 [usually singular] the most important part of a statement, idea, plan etc [= core]

kernel of

This evidence is the kernel of the defendants' case.

4 [usually singular] a very small part or amount of something

kernel of

There may be a kernel of truth in what he says.

Definition of kernel from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic CROPS