pith

pith

 (pĭth)

n.

1. The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most vascular plants, consisting mainly of parenchyma.

2.

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

b. The spinal cord.

3. The essential or central part; the heart or essence: The pith of your argument is controversial.

4. Strength; vigor; mettle.

5. Significance; importance: matters of great pith.

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. (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. (Botany) botany Also called: medulla the central core of unspecialized cells surrounded by conducting tissue in stems

5. (Biology) the soft central part of a bone, feather, etc

vb (tr)

6. (Zoology) to destroy the brain and spinal cord of (a laboratory animal) by piercing or severing

7. (Zoology) to kill (animals) by severing the spinal cord

8. (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

(pɪθ)

n.

1. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.

2. the soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc.

3. the important or essential part; core: the pith of the matter.

4. substance; solidity: an argument without pith.

5. Archaic. spinal cord or bone marrow.

6. Archaic. strength or vigor; mettle.

v.t.

7. to remove the pith from (plants).

8. to destroy the spinal cord or brain of.

9. to slaughter, as cattle, by severing the spinal cord.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English pitha; c. Dutch pit. compare pit²]

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pith

(pĭth)

The soft, spongy tissue in the center of the stems of most flowering plants. Composed of parenchyma cells, the pith is gradually compressed by the inward growth of the vascular tissue known as xylem. As the plant grows older, the pith dries out and often disintegrates, leaving the stem hollow.

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pith

- First referred to the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many plants, and also the spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits.

See also related terms for rind.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

pith

Past participle: pithed
Gerund: pithing

Imperative

pith

pith

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

pith

In citrus fruit, the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind.

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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"

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pith

noun

The most central and material part:

core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, quintessence, root, soul, spirit, stuff, substance.

Law: gravamen.

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Translations

لُب المَوضوع، جَوْهَر النِّقاشلُب ساق النَّباتلُب قِشْرَة البُرتُقال

dřeňdužinajádro

hindekernemarv

FruchthautMark

médula

moellenoyau

bélfabél

barkarkjötmegur, kjarnimergur

midollosuccoalbedinealbedo

būtībakodolsparenhīmaserde

det hvite under skalletmarg

dreň

alt kabukin özüözruhu

木髓果髓核心

pith

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pith

[ˈpɪθ] n

[plant] → moelle f

[orange] → peau f blanche

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pith

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pith

(piθ) noun

1. the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself. pithelm لُب قِشْرَة البُرتُقال вътрешна ципа miolo dužina die Fruchthaut hinde ψίχα piel blanca säsi لایه سفیدی که زیر پوست اصلی میوه قرار دارد sisäkuori 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 witdet hvite under skallet miękisz مغز، دبوټود ډ نډنډر تار تار ماده،اساسى برخه جوه، زور سيك، قوت miolo coajă (albă) паренхима dužina kožica srž det vita i en apelsin (citron) รกของส้ม 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 miolo dřeň das Mark marv ψίχαmédula üdi مغز ydin moelle गुदा srčika, jezgra (fa)bél inti mergur midollo 髄 수(髓), 고갱이 šerdis serde empulur mergmargrdzeń مغز 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 miolo jádro das Mark kerne ουσίαmeollo tuum بخش اصلی ydin essence सार, सारांश srž (vmi) veleje pokok megur, kjarni nocciolo, succo 要点 (~) 핵심 esmė būtība; kodols inti pati kernkjerne, det vesentligeistota اساسى برخه 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

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pith

n. médula, parte principal.

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