Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

peach-stone

Noun

/piːtʃ stoʊn/

Definition

The seed of a peach fruit that is hard and encased in a fleshy outer layer.

Examples

The peach-stone can be used to grow new peach trees if planted properly.
After eating the delicious peach, she discarded the peach-stone in the compost pile.
Some people use the hard peach-stone as a decorative element in gardens.

Meaning

Peach-stone refers to the hard pit found at the center of a peach. It’s the part of the fruit that contains the seed responsible for producing new peach trees.