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pulp, pulpa
1. A soft, fleshy inner part of a plant or animal; such as, that within a tooth, the spleen, or a fruit.
2. Soft or fleshy plant tissue; such as, the inner part of a fruit or vegetable.
3. The pith inside a plant stem.
4. A soft or soggy mass.
5. Pulverized animal or vegetable matter.
6. The sensitive tissue at the center of a tooth, consisting of nerves and blood vessels.
7. A mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum; chyme.
8. Crushed wood or other materials that are used to make paper.
9. Thrilling novels and magazines produced on cheap paper; especially, crime, horror, or science fiction stories: "He had a prize collection of classic pulp fiction."
10. Mining ore that has been mined and pulverized, especially when mixed with water.
2. Soft or fleshy plant tissue; such as, the inner part of a fruit or vegetable.
3. The pith inside a plant stem.
4. A soft or soggy mass.
5. Pulverized animal or vegetable matter.
6. The sensitive tissue at the center of a tooth, consisting of nerves and blood vessels.
7. A mass of partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum; chyme.
8. Crushed wood or other materials that are used to make paper.
9. Thrilling novels and magazines produced on cheap paper; especially, crime, horror, or science fiction stories: "He had a prize collection of classic pulp fiction."
10. Mining ore that has been mined and pulverized, especially when mixed with water.
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(Latin: flesh, meat, fleshy parts of the body; fruit pulp; used mostly in reference to the tissue that exists in a tooth)