Meaning & use
pips
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The small, hard seeds found inside fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
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She spat the orange pips into her napkin.
Be careful not to swallow the apple pips.
A note on using this word
Pips is chiefly used in British English; American English typically uses 'seeds' for the same small fruit seeds.
Words with a similar meaning
seedspits
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