stoneless
2.8
Fruit that does not have the hard pit inside, like olives or cherries
- adjective
- /ˈstoʊnləs/
- UK
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- These stoneless fruits are easier to eat.
Examples
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She bought a bag of stoneless cherries for the pie.
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At the grocery store, I bought stoneless olives for my salad to avoid the hassle of pitting them.
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For easier eating, choose stoneless olives in your salads.
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The recipe calls for stoneless dates to make the process faster.
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I prefer stoneless cherries for my dessert.
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The chef prepared a delicious dessert using stoneless cherries for a smoother texture.
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You can easily enjoy the stoneless mango in your smoothie without worrying about biting into a pit.
Surface Forms
stoneless positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word stoneless combines stone and the ending -less, where stone means the hard 'pit' inside a fruit and -less means 'without', as in harmless. So stoneless describes fruit that has had its pit removed and is easier to eat.
