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pith  (pth)

n.

1. Botany The soft, spongelike, central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants, composed mainly of parenchyma.

2. Zoology The soft inner substance of a feather or hair.

3. The essential or central part; the heart or essence. See Synonyms at substance.

4. Strength; vigor; mettle.

5. Significance; importance.

6. Archaic Spinal cord or bone marrow.

tr.v. pithed, pith·ing, piths

1. To remove the pith from (a plant stem).

2. To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into the vertebral canal.

3. To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord.

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[Middle English, from Old English pitha.]

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pith [pɪθ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in fruits such as the orange and grapefruit

2. the essential or important part, point, etc.

3. weight; substance

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Also called medulla Botany the central core of unspecialized cells surrounded by conducting tissue in stems

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the soft central part of a bone, feather, etc.

vb (tr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to destroy the brain and spinal cord of (a laboratory animal) by piercing or severing

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) to kill (animals) by severing the spinal cord

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to remove the pith from (a plant)

[Old English pitha; compare Middle Low German pedik, Middle Dutch pitt(e)]

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pith  (pth)

Noun

The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most flowering plants, gymnosperms, and ferns. Pith is composed of parenchyma cells. In plants that undergo secondary growth, such as angiosperms, the pith is surrounded by the vascular tissues and is gradually compressed by the inward growth of the vascular tissue known as xylem. In plants with woody stems, the pith dries out and often disintegrates as the plant grows older, leaving the stem hollow. See illustration at xylem.

Verb

1. To remove the pith from a plant stem.

2. To sever or destroy the spinal cord of an animal for the purpose of dissecting it, usually by inserting a needle into the spinal canal.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pith - soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants plant tissue - the tissue of a plant parenchyma - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature; constitutes the greater part of leaves, roots, the pulp of fruits, and the pith of stems
	2.	pith - 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" essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, substance, gist, kernel, nub, meat, core, sum, marrow, heart, center, centre cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned bare bones - (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only the bare bones of the story" hypostasis - (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality haecceity, quiddity - the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other quintessence - the purest and most concentrated essence of something stuff - a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
Verb	1.	pith - remove the pith from (a plant) get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"

Translations

pith [pɪθ] N (Bot) parte interna blanquecina (endocarpo) de la cáscara de los cítricos → blanco m de la cáscara (fig) (= core) → meollo m

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pith [ˈpɪθ] n

[plant] → moelle f

[orange] → peau f blanche

(= essence) → fond m
the pith of the matter → le fond de la question

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pith

n (Bot) → Mark nt; (of orange, lemon etc) → weiße Haut; (fig: = core) → Kern m, → Wesentliche(s) nt; remarks of pith (and moment) → bedeutungsschwere Äußerungen

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pith [pɪθ] n (of plant) → midollo; (of oranges, lemons) → parte f bianca della scorza (fig) (core, of argument) → nocciolo, essenza, succo; (force) → vigore m

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pith [pɪθ] n (of plant) → midollo; (of oranges, lemons) → parte f bianca della scorza (fig) (core, of argument) → nocciolo, essenza, succo; (force) → vigore m

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pith

n pith [piθ]

1 the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself. pithelm لُب قِشْرَة البُرتُقال вътрешна ципа dužina hinde die Fruchthaut ψίχα (πορτοκαλιού κτλ.) piel blanca säsi لایه سفیدی که زیر پوست اصلی میوه قرار دارد sitrushedelmissä kuoren ja hedelmälihan välissä oleva valkea aine peau blanche मज्जा, गुदा srž biljke bél (gyümölcsé) kulit ari (hvítt) barkarkjöt albedo, albedine 中果皮 중과피(中果皮) minkštimas parenhīma kulit dalam wit det hvite under (appelsin)skallet miękisz miolo coajă (albă) паренхима dužina kožica srž det vita i en apelsin (citron) แก่น alt kabuk 果髓 альбедо; мезокарп نارنگي وغيرہ کے چھلکے اور مغز کے درميان کا سفيد پردہ cùi trái cây 果髓

2 the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants. pithelm لُب ساق النَّبات сърцевина на растение dřeň marv das Mark ψίχα (σε φυτό) médula üdi مغز ydin moelle गुदा srčika,jezgra (fa)bél inti mergur midollo 髄 수(髓), 고갱이 šerdis serde empulur merg marg rdzeń miolo măduvă сердцевина dreň stržen jezgro märg เนื้อเยื่อส่วนในของต้น öz 木髓 серцевина مغز، گودا ruột cây 木髓

3 the most important part of anything the pith of the argument. kern لُب المَوضوع، جَوْهَر النِّقاش същина jádro kerne das Mark ουσία meollo tuum بخش اصلی ydin essence सार, सारांश srž (vmi) veleje pokok megur, kjarni nocciolo, succo 要点 (~) 핵심 esmė būtība; kodols inti pati kern kjerne, det vesentlige istota miolo esenţă суть jadro bistvo srž kärnan, det väsentliga สาระสำคัญ (bir şey)in özü, ruhu 核心 суть, сутність خلاصہ phần cốt lõi 核心