Clingstone


[kling-stohn] /ˈklɪŋˌstoʊn/

adjective
1.
having a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.
noun
2.
a clingstone peach.
/ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn/
noun
1.

Compare freestone (sense 2)
n.

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

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