clingstone

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kling′stōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cling•stone  (kling′stōn′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Botany, Plant Biologyhaving a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.

n. 
  1. Plant Biologya clingstone peach.
  • cling1 + stone 1695–1705, American

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
clingstone /ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn/ n
  2. a fruit, such as certain peaches, in which the flesh tends to adhere to the stone
  3. (as modifier): a clingstone peach

    4. Compare freestone
'clingstone' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cling - freestone - cling peach - hard peach

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