Flesh
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Flesh is any aggregation of
culinary context, consumable animal flesh is called meat, while processed visceral tissues are known as offal
.
In particular animal groups such as
mesocarp of fruits and melons as well as soft tubers, rhizomes and taproots, as opposed to tougher structures like nuts and stems. [3] In fungi, flesh refers to trama, the soft, inner portion of a mushroom, or fruit body.[4]
A more restrictive usage may be found in some contexts, such as the skin colour of white
humans, however, it can also be used to refer to the colour of any human skin.
In Christian religious circles, the flesh is a metaphor associated with carnality.[5]
Gallery
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Cow flesh (beef)
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Flesh of a papaya fruit
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Cut mushroom (Neoboletus luridiformis) revealing blue flesh
References
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[F]lesh also has a metaphorical sense when it refers to our disposition to sin and to oppose or omit God in our lives.