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Acerola Pulp: The pulp of the Barbados cherry, a variety of sub -tropical plants which grow in the Caribbean and Texas.

Pulping: First step after picking in preparing coffee by the wet method. It consists of removing the outer skin. Machines rub away the pulp without crushing the beans.

Pulpitis: An often painful inflammation of the dental pulp or nerve.

Pulpotomy: The removal of a portion of the tooth's pulp.

Pulpy: Strong, pungent, fruit-like flavor from coffee cherry skins.

Pulpectomy: Removal of the entire pulp from the canals in the root.

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Aquapulp: Terms for a procedure in which the sticky fruit pulp, or mucilage, is removed from freshly picked coffee beans by scrubbing in machines. Mechanical demucilaging is gradually replacing the tr . . . View Full Definition

Direct Pulp Cap: The procedure in which the exposed pulp is covered with a dressing or cement that protects the pulp and promotes healing and repair

Indirect Pulp Cap: A procedure in which the nearly exposed pulp is covered with a protective dressing to protect the pulp from additional injury and to promote healing and repair via formation of secondary dentin.