clingstone

 
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clingstone

  (klĭng'stōn') pronunciation
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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A term used to describe fruit that has a pit to which the flesh clings tenaciously, one of the most well known being the cling or clingstone peach. See also freestone.

 
WordNet: clingstone
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
  Synonym: cling


 
 

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