adj. I of the lungs. 2 having lungs or lunglike organs. 3 affected with or susceptible to lung disease. [Latin pulmo onis lung] pulp n. 1 soft fleshy part of fruit etc. 2 soft thick wet mass, esp. from rags, wood, etc., used in papermaking. 3 (often attrib.) cheap fiction etc., orig. printed on rough paper. v. reduce to or become pulp. o pulpy adj. pulpiness n. [Latin]