PULP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Latin ~a flesh, ~ Date: 14th century 1. a. the soft, succulent part of a fruit usually composed of mesocarp, stem pith when soft and spongy, a soft mass of vegetable matter (as of apples) from which most of the water has been extracted by pressure, the soft sensitive tissue that fills the central cavity of a tooth, a material prepared by chemical or mechanical means from various materials (as wood or rags) for use in making paper and cellulose products, pulverized ore mixed with water, 3. ~y condition or character, something in such a condition or having such a character, a magazine or book printed on cheap paper (as newsprint) and often dealing with sensational material, ~iness noun ~y adjective II. verb Date: 1683 transitive verb to reduce to ~ , to cause to appear ~y, to deprive of the ~, intransitive verb to become ~ or ~y, ~er noun