clingstone
having a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.
a clingstone peach.
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How to use clingstone in a sentence
On the other hand, a clingstone peach has been known to give rise to a freestone.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. | Charles DarwinA large, yellow clingstone ripening in Texas about September 15th.
The Peaches of New York | U. P. HedrickA large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.
The Peaches of New York | U. P. HedrickA medium-sized clingstone of the Spanish type; ripens the last of July.
The Peaches of New York | U. P. HedrickThis is an unproductive clingstone ripening at the end of September.
The Peaches of New York | U. P. Hedrick
British Dictionary definitions for clingstone
/ (ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn) /
: Compare freestone (def. 2)
a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
(as modifier): a clingstone peach
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