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Added 9 October 2026

pulp

/pʌlp/ noun

Latin root: pulpa Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pulp at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any soft or soggy mass.
he pounded it to a pulp
A soft moist part of a fruit.
A mixture of cellulose fibers.

verb

Remove the pulp from, as from a fruit.
Reduce to pulp.
pulp fruit

Origin

From Middle English pulpe, from Latin pulpa.

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