noun In general usage, an essential part of a thing surrounded by other essential things. The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
the core of an apple or quince
noun The central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
the core of an apple or quince
noun The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
noun The anatomical core, muscles which bridge abdomen and thorax.
noun The center or inner part of a space or area.
noun The most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence.
the core of a subject
noun A technical term for classification of things denoting those parts of a category that are most easily or most likely understood as within it. The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group. The set of feasible allocations that cannot be improved upon by a subset (a coalition) of the economy's agents.
noun The main and most diverse monophyletic group within a clade or taxonomic group.