pestka — meaning in English

English meaning

• kernel noun The soft, edible part inside a nut or seed, once the hard shell or husk is removed.
• pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
• pit noun A hole or hollow in the ground.
• stone noun A hard natural material, or a piece of it, such as rock or a pebble.

Senses

pestka 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.
• stone (botany) The central part of some fruits, particularly drupes; consisting of the seed and a hard endocarp layer.

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.

pip — full definition

1. noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
2. noun A short, high-pitched electronic beep, especially one used to mark time (such as a radio time signal).
3. noun One of the small marks or symbols on a playing card, die, or domino, or a rank badge worn on a military uniform.

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