noun

1. a soft, moist, formless mass that sticks together
2. the soft, juicy part of a fruit
3. the pith inside the stem of a plant
4. the soft, sensitive tissue in the center of a tooth, including blood vessels, nerves, etc.
5. a mixture of ground-up, moistened cellulose material, as wood, linen, rags, etc., from which paper is made
6. ore ground to a powder and mixed with water
7. ☆ a magazine printed on rough, inferior paper stock made from wood pulp, usually containing sensational stories of love, crime, etc.

Etymology: Fr pulpe < L pulpa, flesh, pulp of fruit

adjective

transitive verb

1. to reduce to pulp
2. to remove the pulp from

intransitive verb