pulp, pulpe

[Fr. pulpe, from Lat. pulp a = the fleshy portion of animals, pulp, pith.] A soft, moist,slightly cohering ma of undi olved animal or vegetable matter; spec if. (1) The juicy portion of a fruit or the juicy ti ue found in the interior of plants. her secret cave "The grub Enlarges hourly, preying on the pulp Ceasele ." Philips: Cider, bk. i. +(2) The succulent hymenium of Fungals. (3) Paper-making material, cut fine, and suspended in water, ready for manufacturing into paper. (4) The soft, vascular substance, richly supplied with nerves, in the interior of a tooth. pulp-boiler, pulp-digester, s . An apparatus for treating paper stock, especially ground wood cr cut straw, to remove gum, silex, starch, ., from the fiber. pulp-digester, s. [PULP-BOILER.]