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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pith /pɪθ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Botanythe soft, spongy tissue in the stems of certain plants and trees.
- Zoologythe soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc.
- the important or essential part;
core:the pith of the matter.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pith (pith),USA pronunciation n. - Botanythe soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Zoologythe soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc.
- the important or essential part;
essence;
core;
heart:the pith of the matter. - significant weight;
substance;
solidity:an argument without pith. - [Archaic.]spinal cord or bone marrow.
- [Archaic.]strength, force, or vigor;
mettle:men of pith.
v.t. - Botanyto remove the pith from (plants).
- Zoologyto destroy the spinal cord or brain of.
- to slaughter, as cattle, by severing the spinal cord.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English pitha; cognate with Dutch pit. See pit2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pith /pɪθ/ n - the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in fruits such as the orange and grapefruit
- the essential or important part, point, etc
- weight; substance
Also called: medulla the central core of unspecialized cells surrounded by conducting tissue in stems- the soft central part of a bone, feather, etc
vb (transitive)- to kill (animals) by severing the spinal cord
- to remove the pith from (a plant)
Etymology: Old English pitha; compare Middle Low German pedik, Middle Dutch pitt(e) |