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Answer for the clue "Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit ", 10 letters:
clingstone

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: cling ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Clingstone \Cling"stone`\, a. Having the flesh attached closely to the stone, as in some kinds of peaches. -- n. A fruit, as a peach, whose flesh adheres to the stone.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"fruit having the pulp adhering firmly to the stone," 1722, from cling (v.) + stone (n.). Also as an adjective.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Clingstone is a house built in 1905, perched atop a small, rocky island in an island group called "The Dumplings" in Narragansett Bay , near Jamestown, Rhode Island .

Usage examples of clingstone.

I asked myself: peach or nectarine, clingstone or freestone, bald or-forgive me-downywhich?