Words Containing Pith
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Definition of pith
- n. - 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.
- v. t. - 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.
Syllable Information
The word pith is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for pith is: pith