unpitted

Seed still inside

Unpitted describes fruit—especially olives, cherries, or dates—that still contains its pit or stone.

The term appears most often on food packaging to warn consumers: Make sure you buy unpitted olives if you want to stuff them yourself.

The opposite is pitted, meaning the pit has been removed.

olives

kalamata

Purple Greek olive variety

tapenade · martini · garnish · antipasto · curing · marinated · stuffed · green · black · fermented

whole

intact

Not damaged or altered

entire · undamaged · unbroken · pristine · unaltered · original · whole · preserved · untouched · unblemished

stonefruit

cherry

Red stone fruit

nectarine · date · prune · loquat · damson · greengage · mirabelle · drupe · orchard · harvest

cooking

baking

Cooking with dry heat

compote · preserving · canning · sauce · cobbler · crumble · tart · galette · stuffing · braising

hazard

choking

Blocked airway condition

dental · cracked tooth · inconvenient · child safety · swallowing · surprise · crunchy · unexpected

Opposites
pit/seed removal status

unpittedpitted

Seed removed, or opposed

stoned · seeded · destoned · prepared · processed

SURFACE TEXTURE (secondary sense)

unpittedpitted

Seed removed, or opposed

pockmarked · cratered · dimpled · scarred · indented

Family

pit, pits, pitted, pitiful, pitfall, pitiless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G