cherry pits
Red fruit centers
Cherry pits are the hard seeds at the center of cherries, enclosed in a woody shell.
They contain compounds that can release cyanide when crushed and digested, making them mildly toxic if chewed and swallowed in quantity—though swallowing a few whole is harmless.
A cherry pitter is a kitchen tool for removing them: I need to pit these cherries before making the pie.
- stone fruitFruit with pit inside
- stone fruitsFruits with central pits
- drupesSeed-containing pit fruits
- kernelSeed or essential core
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
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- seed dispersaldispersal, seed dispersal, burrs, samara, tumbleweeds
- Stone Fruit Orchardsorchard, apricot tree, peach trees, stone fruit, peaches
- toxic foodsdeath cap, deadly nightshade, hemlock, water hemlock, belladonna
- Cherry Industry
- cyanogenicshydrogen cyanide, cyanide
- peelsapple peel, banana peel, banana peels, orange peel, orange peels