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clingstone

/kling-stohn/US // ˈklɪŋˌstoʊn //UK // (ˈklɪŋˌstəʊn) //

叮叮当当,鼎石,叮叮咚咚,叮当

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having a pit to which the pulp adheres closely, as certain peaches and plums.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a clingstone peach.

Examples

  • Freestone and clingstone reference how much the flesh of the fruit adheres to its pit.

  • On the other hand, a clingstone peach has been known to give rise to a freestone.

  • A large, yellow clingstone ripening in Texas about September 15th.

  • A large, white-fleshed clingstone; early but not very desirable.

  • A medium-sized clingstone of the Spanish type; ripens the last of July.

  • This is an unproductive clingstone ripening at the end of September.