1. a fruit (such as a peach or plum) in which the flesh adheres firmly to the pit

1. of or relating to a fruit whose flesh clings to the pit

Examples

• This peach is a clingstone, so the pit won't come away easily.
• Clingstone peaches are often preferred for canning because they hold their shape better.
• The farmer grows both clingstone and freestone varieties in his orchard.
• She bit into the clingstone plum and had to work around the pit.
• Clingstone fruits require more effort to pit than freestones do.
• The recipe calls for clingstone peaches, which are less likely to fall apart during cooking.