kernels is a form of:

Kernel



noun
1.
(edible part of a nut, the body of a seed, central part, the central or important part of a subject or plan or problem, etc) គ្រាប
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
3.
A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
4.
The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
verb
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.