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clingstone

American  
[kling-stohn] / ˈklɪŋˌstoʊn /

adjective

  1. having a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.

noun

  1. a clingstone peach.

clingstone British  
/ ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. Compare freestone

    1. a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone

    2. ( as modifier )

      a clingstone peach
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Etymology

Origin of clingstone

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; cling 1 + stone

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