as in meat
animal and especially mammal tissue used as food
eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables
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With orange-red skin and golden flesh, the result is less earthy and astringent and can be eaten raw.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Its ultra-creamy white flesh tastes nutty, almost like it’s already been buttered.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
This season, filmed mostly on the Thai island of Ko Samui, used the new setting to nudge its characters toward pursuits beyond the flesh.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
Once the potatoes have cooled slightly, their flesh will have firmed up a bit so that they can be handled.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Its ultra-creamy white flesh tastes nutty, almost like it’s already been buttered.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
This season, filmed mostly on the Thai island of Ko Samui, used the new setting to nudge its characters toward pursuits beyond the flesh.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
Once the potatoes have cooled slightly, their flesh will have firmed up a bit so that they can be handled.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Flesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flesh. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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