<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fruit having a stone to which the flesh does not cling, as certain peaches and plums.</li><li>the stone itself.</li><li>any stone, as sandstone, that can be freely worked or quarried, especially one that cuts well in all directions without splitting.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>having a stone from which the flesh is easily separated.</li></ul>