1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Kernel
From Wikisource
< 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica(Redirected from 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/kernel)
| ←Kern, Jan Hendrik | 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Kernel |
Kerner, Justinus Andreas Christian→ |
| See also Kernel on Wikipedia, and our 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica disclaimer. |
KERNEL (O.E. cyrnel, a diminutive of “corn,” seed, grain), the soft and frequently edible part contained within the hard outer husk of a nut or the stone of a fruit; also used in botany of the nucleus of a seed, the body within its several integuments or coats, and generally of the nucleus or core of any structure; hence, figuratively, the pith or gist of any matter.
