pith
21pith — [[t]pɪθ[/t]] n. 1) bot the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants 2) zool. the soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc 3) the important or essential part; core: the pith of the matter[/ex]… …
22pith — noun 1》 spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits. ↘Botany the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants. ↘archaic spinal marrow. 2》 the true nature or essence: the pith and core of socialism. 3》… …
23pith — noun 1) the pith of the argument Syn: essence, main point, fundamentals, heart, substance, nub, core, quintessence, crux, gist, meat, kernel, marrow, burden; informal nitty gritty 2) he writes with pith and exactitude …
24pith — n. [A.S. pitha, marrow, pith] (PORIFERA) A central region of more diffuse collagen found within a spongin fiber …
25pith — noun Pith is used before these nouns: ↑helmet …
26pith — [[t]pɪ̱θ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu the N The pith of an orange, lemon, or similar fruit is the white substance between the skin and the inside of the fruit …
27pith — pɪθ n. vital part, essence; core, central part; strength; spongy material in the center of plants; spinal cord (Archaic) v. remove the pith from plants; pierce the spinal cord of an animal …
28pith — noun (U) 1 a white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit 2 a soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants 3 the pith of an argument/issue etc the most important and necessary part of an argument etc …
29pith — сердцевина; мякоть horn pith сердцевина рога …
30Pith paper — Pith Pith, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. {Pit} a kernel.] 1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It… …
