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| 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. |
| persimmon |
a juicy, orange or reddish fruit, larger than but similar to a plum in texture of skin and pulp, or any of the mostly tropical trees that bear this fruit. |
| pomace |
the pulp or crushed refuse left after juice or oil has been extracted from fruits, seeds, nuts, or the like. |
| pomegranate |
a reddish fruit with a tough rind, many seeds, and a juicy, edible, mildly acidic pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| poplar |
the soft wood of such a tree, used for pulp. [1/3 definitions] |
| pulp |
to extract the pulp from. [2/8 definitions] |
| pulpwood |
soft timber, such as spruce or pine, that is used to make pulp for paper. |
| pulpy |
of or like pulp; soft or mushy. |
| rayon |
a thread made by converting a solution of a natural pulp, usu. cellulose, into filament by extruding through spinnerets. [1/2 definitions] |
| root canal |
the pulp-filled tubular channel in the root of a tooth. [1/2 definitions] |
| squash1 |
to press, beat, or crush into a pulp or flat mass. [2/8 definitions] |
| strawboard |
a coarse cardboard made of straw pulp, used in making boxes and for packing. |
| tangerine |
a citrus tree bearing a type of mandarin orange that has a loose, reddish orange skin, a slightly flattened shape, and sweet, juicy, easily separated sections of pulp. [1/3 definitions] |
| watermelon |
a large sweet fruit, round or oblong in shape, with a hard greenish rind and usu. red or pink watery pulp. [1/2 definitions] |
| wood pulp |
wood converted to pulp by physical or chemical means, used esp. in the making of paper. |
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