pith

About 0.54 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
2. noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
3. noun The albedo (“whitish inner portion of the rind”) of a citrus fruit.
4. noun Senses relating to humans and animals. The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.

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5. noun Senses relating to humans and animals. The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.

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6. noun The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.

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7. noun Chiefly of animals: the soft tissue inside a spinal cord; the spinal marrow; also, the spinal cord itself.
8. noun Synonym of diploe (“the thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull”).

Similar words

core nub marrow meat heart center substance inwardness essence nitty-gritty

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of and helmet ball is balls in helmets or

Word family

pithed pithing piths