Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PULP, n. [Fr. pulpe; L. pulpa. This is probably allied to L. puls, pulmentum, Gr. πολτος, from softness. Qu. from pulsus, beaten.]

1. A soft mass; in general.
2. The soft substance within a bone; marrow. – Bacon.
3. The soft, succulent part of fruit; as, the pulp of an orange.
4. The aril or exterior covering of a coffee-berry. – Edwards, West. Ind.