pulp
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noun
1. a soft, wet, shapeless mass of material:
どろどろしたもの［状態］
e.g. boiling with soda will reduce your peas to pulp.
the soft fleshy part of a fruit.
果肉
a soft wet mass of fibers derived from rags or wood, used in papermaking.
パルプ〘木材などからとれる製紙原料〙
vascular tissue filling the interior cavity and root canals of a tooth.
歯髄(dental pulp)
Mining pulverized ore mixed with water.
2. usually as modifier popular or sensational writing that is generally regarded as being of poor quality:
｟主に米｠ 〖名詞の前で〗低俗な〈本･雑誌･小説など〉
e.g. the story is a mix of pulp fiction and Greek tragedy. because formerly printed on cheap paper.
verb with object
crush into a soft, shapeless mass.
…をどろどろ［パルプ状］にする
withdraw (a publication) from the market and recycle the paper.
PHRASES
beat someone to a pulp (or smash someone to a pulp)
beat someone severely.
DERIVATIVES
pulper |ˈpəlpər| noun
ORIGIN
late Middle English (denoting the soft fleshy part of fruit): from Latin pulpa. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.