flesh

/fleʃ/ noun [U]

Definition

BODY › the soft part of a person's or animal's body between the skin and bones

in the flesh › in real life and not on television or in a film: She looks much taller in the flesh.

FRUIT/VEGETABLE › the soft part of a fruit or vegetable which you can eat

fleshy adjective › fat or thick, or with a lot of flesh

(Definition of flesh noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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