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pith::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum |
| Type of | mental object, content, cognitive content |
| Has types | hypostasis, quintessence, stuff, quiddity, bare bones, haecceity |
| Derivation | pithy |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | remove, get rid of |
pith::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | plant tissue |
Examples of pith
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Following the curve of the fruit cut the skin and pith off the orange in panels.
From the kansas.com
Meanwhile, peel the oranges with a sharp, serrated knife to remove all the pith.
From the expressandstar.com
Continue around the citrus, cutting away sections of the peel and pith as you go.
From the sfgate.com
In her pith helmet and safari outfit, she became the stereotypical birdwatcher.
From the post-gazette.com
Buloff is a treasure in the role, an ancient of days, full of pith and vinegar.
From the time.com
But in spite of pith helmets, tiger hunts and club gossip, the period eludes him.
From the economist.com
Make sure you get only the yellow peel, as the white pith underneath is bitter.
From the dailyherald.com
Try to avoid the bitter white pith, but you don't need to get fanatical about it.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Pith paper is non-absorbent, giving the paintings a particular hard-edged look.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
- Soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
- Remove the pith from (a plant)
- Kernel: 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"
- Pith is a substance that is found in vascular plants. It consists of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, and is located in the center of the stem in eudicots (both herbaceous and woody) and in the center of the roots in monocots. ...
- The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees; The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else; To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree); To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord
- The small, soft core at the original center of a tree around which wood formation takes place.
- Central area in plant stems, largely composed of parenchyma tissue modified for storage. PICTURE 1 | PICTURE 2
- The softer central part of a twig or stem.
- The central, soft part of the stem.
