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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 757 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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KERNEL (O.E. cyrnel, a diminutive of " See also:corn," See also:seed, See also:grain) , the soft and frequently edible See also:part contained within the hard See also:outer husk of a See also:nut or the See also:stone of a See also:fruit; also used in See also:botany of the See also:nucleus of a See also:seed, the See also:body within its several integuments or coats, and generally of the nucleus or core of any structure; hence, figuratively, the See also:pith or gist of any See also:matter .

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