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| avocado |
a tropical American fruit shaped like a pear. It has a green or black skin and a yellowish green pulp. |
| carob |
a tree of the Mediterranean that has long, flat pods with a sweet pulp and hard seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| grapefruit |
a large, juicy fruit with yellow skin and yellow or pink pulp which is often sour. The grapefruit is a citrus fruit like the orange or lemon. |
| persimmon |
a sweet, juicy, orange or yellow fruit whose skin and pulp is like that of a plum. |
| pomegranate |
a red fruit with a tough rind and many seeds. The seeds are in a juicy pulp and can be eaten. [1/2 definitions] |
| pulp |
Pulp is the soft part of a fruit that contains the juice. [2 definitions] |
| pumpkin |
a large, round, orange fruit that has a thick inside pulp that can be eaten. Pumpkins grow on vines. |
| tomato |
a red or yellow fruit with a juicy pulp. A tomato is eaten either raw or cooked as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| watermelon |
a large, round fruit with a green rind and sweet pulp that is red or pink. Watermelons have many seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
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