pith
11pith — *substance, purport, gist, burden, core Analogous words: *center, nucleus, heart, focus: spirit, *soul …
12pith — ► NOUN 1) spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits. 2) spongy tissue in the stems and branches of many plants. 3) the true nature or essence of something. 4) vigorous and concise expression. ORIGIN Old English …
13pith|i|ly — «PIHTH uh lee», adverb. in a pithy manner; tersely and forcibly; concisely …
14pith|os — «PIHTH os», noun. a very large, wide mouthed, earthenware jar of spheroidal form, used in ancient Greece for storing wine, oil, or grain. ╂[< Greek píthos] …
15pith — aus·tra·lo·pith·e·ci·dae; aus·tra·lo·pith·e·ci·nae; aus·tra·lo·pith·e·cus; cer·co·pith; dry·o·pith·e·ci·nae; pith·e·can·thrope; pith·e·can·throp·ic; pith·e·can·throp·i·dae; pith·e·can·thro·pine; pith·e·can·thro·pus; pith·e·cism; pith·e·coi·dea;… …
16pith — /pɪθ / (say pith) noun 1. the soft, spongy lining of the rind of oranges and other citrus fruits. 2. Botany the central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants. 3. any of various analogous inner parts of substances …
17pith — n. & v. n. 1 spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, etc. 2 the essential part; the quintessence (came to the pith of his argument). 3 Bot. the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of dicotyledonous plants. 4 a… …
18pith — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pitha; akin to Middle Dutch & Middle Low German pit pith, pit Date: before 12th century 1. a. a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that… …
19pith — 1. noun /pɪθ/ a) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. The pith of my idea is truth. b) The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else. Syn: core, essence, tenor, gist …
20pith — 1. The center of a hair. 2. The spinal cord and medulla oblongata. 3. To pierce the medulla of an animal with a sharp instrument introduced at the base of the skull. [A.S. pitha] * * * pith …
