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Core
1. The central inedible part of a fruit which contains the seeds or pips.
2. To remove the central inedible part of a fruit eg to core an apple or pear, for best results use an apple corer to core smaller fruit.
Cored
A fruit that has had the central inedible part removed, eg a cored apple or pineapple.