Deseeded

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Having had the seeds taken out, as with fruit, peppers or cucumbers prepared for eating or cooking
2. Stripped of its seeds, a fruit or vegetable that has been processed so the pips or kernels are no longer present
3. Describing produce from which the seeds have been extracted before it is sliced, cooked or otherwise used

Etymology: "Deseeded" is the past tense and past participle of "deseed," a verb meaning to remove the seeds from something, such as peppers, grapes or melons. It is simply the verb "deseed" with its ending changed to show past action, so the story lies in the verb itself. "Deseed" is formed from the prefix "de-," meaning "from" or "away," attached to the noun "seed." The prefix has a long pedigree, coming from Latin, where it could mean "down" or "away from," and it appears in many English verbs that reverse or remove something, such as "defrost" and "deforest." Combining it with "seed" gives the plain sense of taking the seeds away.

Synonyms: pit, stone