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CLINGSTONE
cling, clingstone
(noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clingstone (plural clingstones)
A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
Coordinate terms
• freestone
Source: Wiktionary
Cling"stone`, a.
Definition: Having the flesh attached closely to the stone, as in some kinds of peaches.
– n.
Definition: A fruit, as a peach, whose flesh adheres to the stone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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