Kernel vs. Almond

A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.

A deciduous tree (Prunus dulcis) in the rose family, native to Asia and northern Africa and having alternate, simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits.

The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.

The ellipsoidal kernel of this tree, either eaten as a nut or used for extraction of an oil for flavoring.

The central or most important part; the core

Any of several other plants, such as the Indian almond, especially those with fruits or seeds suggestive of the almond.

A small amount of something, especially when potentially developing into something else

Something having the oval form of an almond.

The core, center, or essence of an object or system.

A pale tan.

(botany) The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.

(countable) A certain tree nut.

(botany) A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.

(countable) A small deciduous tree in family Rosaceae, Prunus amygdalus, that produces predominantly sweet almonds.

The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.

Other plants that produce almond-like nuts:

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Prunus dulcis var. amara, bitter almond, that only produces bitter fruits

(computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and the communication between hardware and software components.

Prunus japonica, flowering almond, an ornamental shrub in family Rosaceae

(computing) The core engine of any complex software system.

Prunus andersonii, desert almond, a North American shrub in family Rosaceae

(calculus) A function used to define an integral transform.

Prunus fasciculata, desert range almond or wild almond, North American shrub in family Rosaceae

(mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.

Terminalia catappa, Indian almond or tropical almond, in family Combretaceae

For a given function (especially a linear map between vector spaces), the set of elements in the domain which are mapped to zero; (formally) given f : X → Y, the set {x ∈ X : f(x) = 0}.

Brabejum stellatifolium or bitter almond, in family Proteaceae

For a category with zero morphisms: the equalizer of a given morphism and the zero morphism which is parallel to that given morphism.

(uncountable) The colour of the kernel of an almond without its shell and thin seed coat, a creamy off-white colour.

The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose grade of membership is 1).

(uncountable) The color of an almond still covered by its skin, a shade of brown.

(slang) The human clitoris.

(uncountable) Flavor or other characteristics of almond.

(chemistry) The nucleus and electrons of an atom excluding its valence electrons.

Anything shaped like an almond; specifically, a tonsil.

To enclose within a kernel

Brownish, resembling the colour of an almond nut.

To crenellate

The fruit of the almond tree.

The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.

The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.

A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.

Anything shaped like an almond.

A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.

Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California

The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.

Oval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree

To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.

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

A single whole grain of a cereal;

The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience;