clingstone
clingstone · clingstones
A stone fruit having a stone that clings to the fleshA stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
Meaning
1 sensesA stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.
fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From cling + stone.From cling + stone.
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Forms
plural: clingstones| Singular | clingstone |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit:cling
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedclingstone peach
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.