pulp
(pŭlp)
[Middle English, from Latin pulpa, fleshy parts of the body, fruit pulp.]
noun
- A soft moist shapeless mass of matter.
- The soft moist part of fruit.
- Plant matter remaining after a process, such as the extraction of juice by pressure, has been completed.
- The soft pith forming the contents of the stem of a plant.
- A mixture of cellulose material, such as wood, paper, and rags, ground up and moistened to make paper.
- The soft tissue forming the inner structure of a tooth and containing nerves and blood vessels.
- A mixture of crushed ore and water.
- A publication, such as a magazine or book, containing lurid subject matter.
verb: pulped, pulp·ing, pulps.
transitive verb
- To reduce to pulp. See synonyms at crush
- To remove the pulp from.
intransitive verb
- To be reduced to a pulpy consistency.
derivatives
- pulṕi·ness
- noun
- pulṕous
- adjective
