clingstone

英 ['klɪŋstəʊn] 美['klɪŋ,ston]
  • n. 粘核桃
  • adj. 粘核的

英英释义


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

英文词源


clingstone (n.)
"fruit having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone," 1722, from cling (v.) + stone (n.). Also as an adjective.