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果核 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
  • pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.

Senses

果核 is used for these senses in English:

  • kernel (botany, US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
  • pit A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.

kernel — full definition

  1. noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
  2. noun The core or most essential part of an idea, argument, or system.
  3. noun Computing: the central part of an operating system that controls hardware and manages how programs communicate with it.

pit — full definition

  1. noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
  2. noun The hard stone found inside certain fruits, such as peaches or cherries.
  3. verb To set two things or people in direct competition or opposition.
  4. verb To remove the stone from a fruit.

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