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freestone

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(frē′stōn′)

noun

Origin: ME fre ston, after OFr fraunche piere
a stone, esp. sandstone or limestone, that can be cut easily without splitting
Origin: free + stone
1. a peach, plum, etc. in which the pit does not cling to the pulp of the ripened fruit
2. such a pit

adjective

having such a pit

See freestone in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A stone, such as limestone, that is soft enough to be cut easily without shattering or splitting.
A fruit, especially a peach, that has a stone that does not adhere to the pulp. See Regional Note at andiron.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English freston

Origin: , translation of Old French franche pere, high-grade stone

Origin: : franche, high-grade

Origin: , feminine of franc, noble, freeborn

Origin: + pere, stone

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