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Clingstone

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Noun

1. cling, clingstone

fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

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Clingstone

see synonyms of clingstone
noun
a. 
a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
b. 
(as modifier)
a clingstone peach
Compare freestone (sense 2)

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Clingstone

see synonyms of clingstone
adjective
1. 
having pulp that clings to the pit, as some peaches
see also freestone
noun
2. 
such a peach

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Clingstone

see synonyms of clingstone
adj.
Of or relating to a fruit, especially a peach, having flesh that adheres closely to the stone.
n.
A clingstone fruit, especially a peach.

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