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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