clingstone

• Substantif désignant un fruit, surtout une pêche, dont la chair adhère fermement au noyau.

A noun referring to a type of fruit, especially a peach, in which the flesh adheres firmly to the pit or stone.

1. Fruit with attached pitC1formal

   A type of fruit, especially a peach, where the flesh firmly sticks to the inner stone or pit.

   Fruit à noyau adhérent

   • Clingstone peaches are ideal for canning because their flesh holds together.
   • She prefers clingstone varieties for making jam.
   • The farmer grows both clingstone and freestone peaches.

   Synonymescling

   Antonymesfreestone