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Clingstone
see synonyms of clingstoneNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Clingstone
see synonyms of clingstonenoun
a.
a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
b.
Compare freestone (sense 2)(as modifier)
a clingstone peach
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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
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Clingstone
see synonyms of clingstoneadj.
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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