Pith

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

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   1. Template:Senseid The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.

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      1. 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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      2. Chiefly of animals: the soft tissue inside a spinal cord; the spinal marrow; also, the spinal cord itself.

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   2. Template:Lb The soft inner portion of a loaf of bread.
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   1. The central or innermost part of something; the core, the heart.

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   2. The essential or vital part of something; the essence.

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   3. Physical power or strength; force, might.
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   4. A quality of courage and endurance; backbone, mettle, spine.
   5. The energy, force, or power of speech or writing; specifically, such force or power due to conciseness; punch, punchiness.
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   6. Chiefly in of (great) pith and moment: gravity, importance, substance, weight.
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Verb

1. To render insensate or kill (an animal, especially cattle or a laboratory animal) by cutting, piercing, or otherwise destroying the spinal cord. Template:Defdate
2. To extract the pith from (something or Template:Lb someone).
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

1. Template:Lb The ordinal form of the number pi (π; approximately 3.14159…).

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Noun

1. Template:Lb One divided by pi, that is, $\frac{1}{\pi }$ (approximately 0.31831…).
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Etymology

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Noun

1. The soft interior portion of something, especially:
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   2. The pulp Template:Gloss of a fruit.
2. Template:Lb The essential or vital part; importance.
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References

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