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clingstone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible fruit

History

Etymology

From cling + stone.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: but see с неотде́ляща се кости́лка (s neotdéljašta se kostílka) — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Galician: froita de óso — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Hungarian: nem magvaváló (gyümölcs) — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Hungarian: duránci — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Italian: duracina — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Italian: durona — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh
  • Italian: frutto con nocciolo — stone fruit having a stone (pit) that clings to the flesh