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cling⋅stone

  [kling-stohn]
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–adjective
1. having a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.
–noun
2. a clingstone peach.
Origin:
1695–1705, Americanism; cling 1 + stone
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cling·stone   (klĭng'stōn')   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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