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Definition or meaning of the English word Pith
To destroy the central nervous system of an animal; as a frog; as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal. (v. t.). The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees; especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue. (n.). The spongy interior substance of a feather. (n.). The spinal cord; the marrow. (n.). Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as; the speech lacked pith. (n.). |
