clingstone

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noun

A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.

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cling
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Meanings

nounclingstone (plural clingstones)

plural clingstones

  1. A stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit

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cling
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
cling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cling + stone.

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Translations

Bulgarian but see с неотде́ляща се кости́лка
  • but see с неотде́ляща се кости́лка (s neotdéljašta se kostílka)stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
Hungarian nem magvaváló (gyümölcs), duránci
  • nem magvaváló (gyümölcs)stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • duráncistone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
Italian duracina, durona
  • duracinastone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • duronastone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • frutto con nocciolostone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
Cite this entry
APA

clingstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingstone

MLA

“clingstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingstone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clingstone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clingstone.

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