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Keywords: Peach, Endocarp, Fruit, Seed, Plums
The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.
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referring to pitch or resin (_Pittosporum_ = "resinous seed")
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To remove the seed from a piece of fruit by cutting around the sides of the fruit and pulling the seed away from the flesh.
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the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
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a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
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remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
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To remove the seed or stone of a fruit or berry.
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to remove the stone or seed from a fruit.
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To remove seeds or stones from fruits and vegetables.
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To remove the seeds from the fruit.
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To remove the seed or pit; pitted
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To remove the pit or pits from fruits.
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(stone; pyrene).The stone of a succulent fruit made up of the endocarp and the seed.
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Taking the seed out of a piece of fruit or vegetable.
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pip (smaller), stone (larger)
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Using a sharp knife to take out the center stone or seed of a fruit, such as a peach or a mango.
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