clingstone

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

Word Origin

clingstone (n.)
"fruit having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone," 1722, from cling (v.) + stone (n.). Also as an adjective.

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