Pulpous

Pulpous
Pulpous Pulp"ous, a. [L. pulposus: cf. F. pulpeux. See {Pulp}.] Containing pulp; pulpy. `` Pulpous fruit.'' --J. Philips. -- {Pulp"ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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  • pulpous — See pulpiness. * * * …   Universalium

  • pulpous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Yielding easily to pressure or weight; not firm: mushy, pappy1, pulpy, quaggy, soft, spongy, squashy, squishy, yielding. See RESIST …   English dictionary for students

  • pulpous — adj. pulpy, fleshy, soft; (about fruit) having a soft succulent interior; containing pulp …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Pulpousness — Pulpous Pulp ous, a. [L. pulposus: cf. F. pulpeux. See {Pulp}.] Containing pulp; pulpy. Pulpous fruit. J. Philips. {Pulp ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Copernicia alba — Wax palm Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiospe …   Wikipedia

  • mushy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pulpy; sentimental, mawkish, maudlin. See sensibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Soft] Syn. pulpy, mashy, muddy; see soft 2 . 2. [*Sentimental] Syn. Romantic, maudlin, effusive; see emotional 2 ,… …   English dictionary for students

  • soft — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. supple, pliant; faint, low; kind, lenient; easy. See softness, faintness, leniency, facility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Pliable] Syn. malleable, pliant, elastic; see flexible 1 . 2. [Soft to the… …   English dictionary for students

  • yielding — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. soft, pliant, tractable, docile; submissive, compliant, acquiescent; supple, plastic, flexible; productive, fertile. See softness, facility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Producing] Syn. bounteous,… …   English dictionary for students

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