peach pits
Drupe seed centers
The hard, woody seeds at the center of peaches.
Peach pits contain amygdalin, which can release cyanide when crushed and digested—a fact that surfaces in discussions of home remedies and poisoning plots alike.
She saved the peach pits to try growing her own tree.
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- stone fruitFruit with pit inside
- kernelSeed or essential core
- cyanideToxic carbon-nitrogen compound
- hydrogen cyanideToxic HCN compound
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- Peach Farmingorchards, orchard, freestone, clingstone, growers
- archaeobotanyflotation, ancient crops, microfossils, ancient grains, cereal grains
- cyanogenicshydrogen cyanide, cyanide
fruit anatomy
peach pitspeach skin
Downy fruit exterior
fruit pulp · peach fuzz · peel · pericarp · rind