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1. (n.) pith
the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
2. pith
the soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc.
3. pith
the important or essential part; core:
the pith of the matter.
4. pith
substance; solidity:
an argument without pith.
5. pith
Archaic. spinal cord or bone marrow.
6. pith
Archaic. strength or vigor; mettle.
7. (v.t.) pith
to remove the pith from (plants).
8. pith
to destroy the spinal cord or brain of.
9. pith
to slaughter, as cattle, by severing the spinal cord.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE pitha; c. D pit. Cf. pit2)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pith
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
2. (verb) kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
3. (verb) pith
remove the pith from (a plant)
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) pith
the soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue
2. (noun) pith
the spongy interior substance of a feather
3. (noun) pith
the spinal cord; the marrow
4. (noun) pith
hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith
5. (verb) pith
to destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal
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The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. pith
A light and soft cellular tissue forming the central core of exogenous trees and plants. In the older parts of the tree the woody tissue often encroaches in and partly obliterates it.
For electrical pith-balls, the pith of the elder, of corn, or, best of all, of sun-flower stems is used.
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Sense: the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.
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 Afrikaans: pithelm |
 Arabic: لُب قِشْرَة البُرتُقال |
 Bulgarian: вътрешна ципа |
 Brazilian: miolo |
 Czech: dužina |
 German: die Fruchthaut |
 Danish: hinde |
 Greek: ψίχα (πορτοκαλιού κτλ.) |
 Spanish: piel blanca |
 Estonian: säsi |
 Farsi: لایه سفیدی که زیر پوست اص |
 Finnish: sisäkuori |
 French: peau blanche |
 Hindi: मज्जा, गुदा |
 Croatian: srž biljke |
 Hungarian: bél (gyümölcsé) |
 Indonesian: kulit ari |
 Icelandic: (hvítt) barkarkjöt |
 Italian: albedo, albedine |
 Japanese: 中果皮 |
 Korean: 중과피(中果皮) |
 Lithuanian: minkštimas |
 Latvian: parenhīma |
 Malay: kulit dalam |
 Dutch: wit |
 Norwegian: det hvite under (appelsin |
 Polish: miękisz |
 Persian: لایه سفیدی که زیر پوست اص |
 Pashto: مغز، دبوټود ډ نډنډر تار ت |
 Portuguese: miolo |
 Romanian: coajă (albă) |
 Russian: паренхима |
 Slovak: dužina |
 Slovenian: kožica |
 Serbian: srž |
 Swedish: det vita i en apelsin (ci |
 Thai: รกของส้ม |
 Turkish: alt kabuk |
 Taiwanese: 果髓 |
 Ukrainian: альбедо; мезокарп |
 Urdu: نارنگي وغيرہ کے چھلکے اور |
 Vietnamese: cùi trái cây |
 Chinese: 果髓 |
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