Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Kerneledor Kernelled;
   p. pr. & vb. n. Kerneling or Kernelling.]
   To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. Kerneled

	

	Kerneled \Ker"neled\, Kernelled \Ker"nelled\, a.
   Having a kernel.
   [1913 Webster]

	

	kernel
     n 1: 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" [syn: meat]
     2: a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn"
     3: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
        idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
        argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
        "the nub of the story" [syn: substance, core, center,
         essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness,
         marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty]
     [also: kernelling, kernelled]

	

	kernelled
     See kernel