Literary notes about Kernel (AI summary)
The word "kernel" appears in literature with a remarkable versatility that spans both literal and metaphorical domains. On one hand, it is used in its literal sense to denote the edible, central part of a fruit or nut, as seen in detailed botanical descriptions and culinary contexts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. On the other hand, "kernel" frequently serves as a metaphor for the core or essence of ideas, teachings, or cultural phenomena—for example, being the inner nature of ethical thought, the fundamental principle of a philosophy, or even the innate quality of society [12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]. Moreover, proverbial expressions like "He who would eat the kernel must crack the shell" underscore a recurring motif: the necessity of overcoming external barriers to access deeper value [21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27]. Even modern technical contexts, such as the discussion of computer kernels, have found their way into literary usage [28, 29]. Together, these diverse examples highlight how "kernel" has been embraced by writers as a rich symbol of an essential, sometimes hidden, center of meaning.
- —The fruit contains a kernel that tastes much like cacao, for which reason the Tagalogs call it “niogniogan” (like cacao).
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - One such nut examined was of medium size with a fairly thick shell; the kernel was of good flavor but somewhat bitter.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - The kernel is light, plump, of excellent flavor, and in the words of one authority, "probably rank with the best in freedom from bitterness."
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - The shell of the cultivated sort is soft, and the kernel is sweet; whereas the wild Coix is so hard that it cannot be broken by the teeth.
— from The Fables of Aesop by Aesop - Testa hard, with 1 non-albuminous kernel.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - —The dried and pulverized kernel of the seed is used as an anthelmintic in doses of 1½–2 grams both in India and Brazil.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - Fruit 1′ long, ovoid, 5 sharp ridges in the woody, fragile, mahogany-colored pericarp, which contains a pointed kernel at one end.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - The kernel is edible and has a very agreeable taste when roasted.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - These fruits enclosed no kernel.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - They are of medium size, averaging around 35 to the pound, with about 52 per cent kernel.
— from Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting - The kernel is edible and has a very agreeable taste.
— from The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by T. H. Pardo de Tavera - ‘I must assume that a kernel of your father’s teaching resides in you.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - We should never cheat and insult and banish one another by our meanness, if there were present the kernel of worth and friendliness.
— from Walden, and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau - This is the kernel of the Ethics , and all the rest is subordinate to this main interest and purpose.
— from The Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle - And yet this does not touch the kernel of the problem.
— from The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois - For the name will denotes that which is the inner nature of everything in the world, and the one kernel of every phenomenon.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - The inmost kernel of Christianity is the truth that suffering— the Cross —is the real end and object of life.
— from The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Studies in Pessimism by Arthur Schopenhauer - This, according to the inscription, was the kernel of the mysteries, the innermost secret revealed to the initiated.
— from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer - It is a sort of new and fleeting concept of formation, with the common element as its kernel.
— from A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Sigmund Freud - It is the inmost nature, the kernel, of every particular thing, and also of the whole.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - He that would have the kernel must crack the shell.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - He who would eat the kernel, must crack the nut.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - He that wants the kernel must crack the nut.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - 78 He that wants the kernel must crack the nut, 22 , 180 , 308 He that wants to beat a dog can easily find a stick, 87 ( See Who wants)
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - 356 He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell (or nut), 377 , 378 He who would enjoy the feast should fast on the eve, 87
— from A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs - If you have Advanced Power Management (APM) support in your kernel and BIOS, the computer might shut itself off and save you the trouble.
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery - The Linux kernel, in order to improve performance, has a disk cache .
— from Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
