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Pith
/pɪθ/
The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
📖 Definitions of "Pith"
noun
- 1
The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- 2
The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn.
- 3
The spinal cord; the marrow.
- 4
The albedo of a citrus fruit.
verb
- 1
To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
- 2
To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
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