- a fruit having a stone to which the flesh does not cling, as certain peaches and plums.
- the stone itself.
- any stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried, especially one that cuts well in all directions without splitting.
- having a stone from which the flesh is easily separated.
- any fine-grained stone, esp sandstone or limestone, that can be cut and worked in any direction without breaking
- (as modifier)
- botany
- a fruit, such as a peach, in which the flesh separates readily from the stone
- (as modifier)
