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Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany:
The
soft
,
spongy
substance
inside
plant
parts
;
specifically
, the
parenchyma
in the
centre
of the
roots
and
stems
of many
plants
and trees.
●
In Botany:
The
albedo
(“whitish
inner
portion
of the
rind
”) of a
citrus
fruit.
●
Senses
relating
to
humans
and animals.
The
soft tissue
inside a human or
animal
body or one of their
organs
;
specifically
, the
spongy
interior
substance
of a
horn
or the
shaft
of a feather.
Chiefly of
animals
: the
soft tissue
inside a
spinal cord
; the
spinal marrow
; also, the
spinal cord
itself.
Synonym of
diploe
(“the
thin
layer
of
soft
,
spongy
, or
cancellate
tissue
between the
bone
plates
which
constitute
the skull”)
The
soft tissue
of the brain.
●
In Irish English, Southern England English & West Country English:
The
soft
inner
portion
of a
loaf
of bread.
●
The
central
or
innermost
part of something; the
core
, the heart.
●
The
essential
or
vital
part of something; the essence.
●
Physical power or
strength
;
force
, might.
●
A quality of
courage
and
endurance
;
backbone
,
mettle
, spine.
●
The energy,
force
, or power of
speech
or
writing
;
specifically
, such
force
or power due to
conciseness
;
punch
,
punch
iness.
●
Chiefly in of (great)
pith
and
moment
:
gravity
,
importance
,
substance
, weight.
●
In Mathematics:
One
divided
by
pi
, that is, 1/π (approximately 0.31831…).
Verb
●
To
render
insensate
or
kill
(an
animal
, especially
cattle
or a
laboratory
animal
) by
cutting
,
piercing
, or otherwise
destroying
the
spinal
cord.
●
To
extract
the
pith
from (something or (figurative) someone).
Adj
●
In Mathematics:
The
ordinal
form of the number
pi
(π;
approximately
3.14159…).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
pith
English
piþa
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Marrow
Medulla
Diploe
Kernel
Crux
Gist
Heart
Inwardness
Meat
Nitty-Gritty
Nub
Quintessence
Soul
Spirit
Substance
Essence
Core
Stuff
Heart And Soul
More
Related
Rind
Pulp
Leaf
Bark
Pericarp
Stalk
Fruit
Husk
Mesocarp
Stem
Endosperm
Zest
Tang
Peel
Clove
Petiole
Rhizome
Endocarp
Stalks
Seeds
Crust
Root
Leaves
Fiber
Fibers
Flesh
Fruits
Flower
Starch
Peels
Parenchyma
Straw
Husks
Bran
Tissue
Seed
Wood
Fibres
Paste
Stems
Twigs
Fibre
Inflorescence
Tartness
Tuber
Coconut
Tannic Acid
Seed Coat
Orange Peel
More
Rhymes
Pith
Myth
Kith
Gith
Sith
With
Grith
Fifth
Width
Crith
Frith
Smith
Forthwith
Bara Brith
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