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kernel

the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

In a sentence

Six example sentences with kernel, each labelled with its topic.

  • Crack the shell carefully so the kernel comes out whole, then toast it briefly before folding it into the batter.

    Cooking

  • Squirrels leave husks everywhere but carry each kernel back to a cache buried under the damp leaf litter.

    Environment

  • Farmers in the ancient valley ground every kernel by hand between flat rocks before any bread could be baked.

    History

  • Each corn kernel is a whole fruit, its starchy endosperm packed around a tiny embryo waiting for water.

    Science

  • A drought year leaves each wheat kernel shrivelled, and the lighter harvest pushes the price per bushel higher at the exchange.

    Economics

  • The popcorn startup tested forty varieties before finding a kernel that popped with almost no duds left in the bowl.

    Startups

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