I suggest Kernel
kernel
The hard covering of a seed is called the seed coat. It serves to protect the seed from damage, dehydration, and pathogens.
Yes, cereal can be hard to digest for some people due to its high fiber content and potential sensitivity to certain grains or ingredients.
Its hard
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Soft c makes a S sound but really is a C.The word cereal has the soft c sound.
All types of crops should be a yellow-gold colour when about to harvest and all should have seeds that are in a hardened stage. Cereal crops are harvested when the seeds on the seed heads are hard (in other words, you can't really chew them). Oilseed crops (like mustard and canola) are swathed a few weeks before harvesting so that they cure. Lentils and legumes are harvested when the seed pods are hard and shriveled and the seeds inside are hard as well.
A hard shell around a seed, properly known as 'aril'
Seeds of legumes, such as beans and peas, typically have hard seed coats. Other species with hard seed coats include sunflowers, squash, and nuts like acorns and pecans. Hard seed coats help protect the seed from injury and ensure proper germination conditions are met.
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A seed is not a hard wood or soft wood. The seed might be of a hardwood or soft wood tree. I think many (not all) eucalypts (gums) are hard wood trees.
The seed of the coconut is the inner kernel or flesh found inside the hard shell.