seedless

American

[seed-lis] / ˈsid lɪs /

adjective

not having any seed or seeds; especially, being a fruit or vegetable cultivated to be without any seeds or fully developed seeds.

Example Sentences

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Cara Caras, blood oranges, seedless navels—whatever juicy specimens look most enticing in the produce aisle will do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Sumo oranges, a seedless satsuma–mandarin orange hybrid, only began shipping to the United States a decade ago.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

Far off, in the Brazilian Amazon, there grew a seedless orange of fabled sweetness.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

In the US, too, firms are developing heat-resistant cattle, pit-less cherries and seedless blackberries.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

I push my cart away, toward the apples and pears of my adulthood, their nearly seedless ripeness predictable and bittersweet.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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