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| bagasse |
the pulp that remains after juice has been removed from sugar cane or sugar beet. [2 definitions] |
| berry |
in botany, a fleshy fruit with a seed or seeds embedded in the pulp, such as the grape, currant, or tomato. [1/5 definitions] |
| carob |
a tree of the eastern Mediterranean that bears long flat pods containing a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| cassia |
a tropical variety of ornamental tree bearing long yellow flowers and pods whose pulp can be used as a laxative. [1/2 definitions] |
| clingstone |
having pulp that sticks closely to the stone, as in some peaches. (Cf. freestone.) [1/2 definitions] |
| custard apple |
a round fruit with a soft, custardlike pulp that grows on various tropical American shrubs and trees; papaw. [1/2 definitions] |
| durian |
an edible oval fruit with a hard prickly rind, soft flavorful pulp, and an odor considered offensive by many. [1/2 definitions] |
| endodontics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of dentistry that diagnoses and treats diseases of the dental pulp; root canal therapy. |
| freestone |
a fruit whose pulp is easily separated from the pit, such as certain peaches. (Cf. clingstone.) [1/3 definitions] |
| grapefruit |
a large, juicy citrus fruit having a yellow rind and tart yellow or pink pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| guava |
the fruit of the guava tree or its pulp, used for food. [1/2 definitions] |
| honey locust |
a North American tree having long, beanlike pods with sweet pulp, delicate foliage, and thorny branches. |
| jack-o'-lantern |
a traditional Halloween lamp made from a pumpkin by removing the pulp, carving a face through the shell, and placing a candle in the bottom. |
| kraft |
a strong brownish paper made from wood pulp treated with a sulfate solution, used to make bags or wrapping paper. |
| kumquat |
the oblong, orange-colored fruit of such a tree, having a sweet, edible rind and a sharp-tasting pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| marc |
the pulp remaining from grapes, apples, or the like that have been pressed for juice. [2/3 definitions] |
| masticate |
to knead or grind to a pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| newsprint |
a low-grade paper made from wood pulp and used mainly in newspapers. |
| orange |
a spherical fruit with a reddish yellow rind and a sweet, acidic, edible pulp on the inside. [1/5 definitions] |
| paperboard |
a material made of paper pulp or layers of paper compressed into sheets; cardboard; pasteboard. |
| pasteboard |
a stiff, thin material made of layers of paper pasted together, or of paper or wood pulp pressed together and solidified with paste; paperboard. |
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