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fruitflesh

fruitflesh noun: the fleshy part of a fruit (as opposed to the juice or the kernel/seed); pulp.

Noun

fruitflesh (uncountable)

  1. The fleshy part of a fruit (as opposed to the juice or the kernel/seed); pulp.
    • At this time it is of a glassy yellowish-white color, though it usually partakes of the color of the fruitflesh on which it was feeding.1882, Mary Treat, Injurious Insects of the Farm and Garden, page 188
    • Sarah's got an old preserving pan from the Salvos and the two of them scrub it for hours before piling in pounds of fruitflesh and spices.1995, Gillian E. Hanscombe, Figments of a Murder, page 87

Forms of fruitflesh

alternative formfruit-flesh
alternative formfruit flesh

Origin of fruitflesh

From fruit + flesh. Compare Dutch vruchtvlees, German Fruchtfleisch.

Questions about fruitflesh

What does fruitflesh mean?
Fruitflesh means the fleshy part of a fruit (as opposed to the juice or the kernel/seed); pulp.
What part of speech is fruitflesh?
Fruitflesh is a noun.

Words near fruitflesh in the dictionary

  1. fruiteries
  2. fruiters
  3. fruitery
  4. fruiteth
  5. fruitfest
  6. fruitflesh
  7. fruitflies
  8. fruitfly
  9. fruitful
  10. fruitfulest
  11. fruitfull

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