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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pith \Pith\, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG.
     peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.]
     1. (Bot.) 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2.
        (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spongy interior substance of a feather.
        (b) (Anat.) The spinal cord; the marrow.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital
        or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength;
        importance; as, the speech lacked pith.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Enterprises of great pith and moment. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Pith paper. Same as Rice paper, under Rice.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pith \Pith\, v. t. (Physiol.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pith \Pith\, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG.
     peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.]
     1. (Bot.) 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.
  
     2.
        (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spongy interior substance of a feather.
        (b) (Anat.) The spinal cord; the marrow.
  
     3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital
        or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength;
        importance; as, the speech lacked pith.
  
              Enterprises of great pith and moment. --Shak.
  
     Pith paper. Same as Rice paper, under Rice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pith \Pith\, v. t. (Physiol.)
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  pith
       n 1: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most
            flowering plants
       2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
          idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's
          argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party";
          "the nub of the story" [syn: kernel, substance, core,
           center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness,
           marrow, meat, nub, sum, nitty-gritty]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ψίχα, το μαλακό εσωτερικό
     2 το άσπρο εσωτερικό της φλούδας εσπεριδοειδούς
     3 η εντεριώνη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) 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 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.
     4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.
     5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy;
  importance.
     6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or
  tree).
     2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory
  animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
     a.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     alt.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     n.
     One divided by pi.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) 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 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.
     4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.
     5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy;
  importance.
     6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or
  tree).
     2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory
  animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
     a.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     alt.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     n.
     One divided by pi.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) 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 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.
     4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.
     5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy;
  importance.
     6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or
  tree).
     2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory
  animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
     a.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     alt.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     n.
     One divided by pi.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     n.
     1 (lb en botany) 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 (lb en anatomy) The spinal cord; the marrow.
     4 (lb en botany) The albedo of a citrus fruit.
     5 (lb en figuratively) The essential or vital part; force; energy;
  importance.
     6 (lb en figuratively) Power, strength, might.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To extract the #Noun from (a plant stem or
  tree).
     2 (lb en transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory
  animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
     a.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     alt.
     The ordinal form of the number pi.
     n.
     One divided by pi.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     Englanti n.
     1 ydin
     2 (''anatomia'') selkäydin

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  pith
     Engelska n.
     märg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Pith /pˈɪθ/
  اللبّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  pith //pɪθ// 
  сърцевина
  soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  dřeň

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/ 
  dužina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/ 
  mícha

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  Kern , Hauptpunkt 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  Mark , Markröhre  [anat.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  Albedo , Mesokarp  [bot.]
           Note: weiße Auskleidung von Zitrusfruchtschalen
     Synonyms: albedo, mesocarp
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  pith //pɪθ// 
  ydin 2.
  essential or vital part
   3.
  soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees
   4.
  spongy interior substance of a feather

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/ 
  1. मज्जा, गूदा
        "The look at pith of oranges brings water in my mouth."
  2. सारांश

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  bit, energija, jezgra, kičmena moždina, snaga, srž, suština

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  1. veleje vminek
  2. gerincvelô
  3. erô
  4. belsô héj
  5. bél
  6. szárbél
  7. energia
  8. fehér héj
  9. gerince vminek
  10. magva vminek
  11. életerô
  12. fabél

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  pith /pıθ/
  1. šerdis
     See also: heart
  
     See also: core
  
  2. nugarkaulio smegenys
  3. jėga, energija
  4. esmė
     See also: core
  
     See also: essence
  
     See also: gist
  

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  pith //pɪθ// 
  marg
  soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  pith /pɪθ/ 
    miękisz

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  pith //pɪθ// 
  1. kärna
  essential or vital part
  2. märg, flädermärg
  soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  pith /pˈɪθ/
  1. yumuşak ve süngerimsi doku
  2. (bot.) birtakım ağaçlarda gövde veya dalın içindeki yumuşak öz
  3. (zool.) kuş tüyünün yumuşak özü
  4. kemik iliği
  5. öz, cevher kuvvet, ruh
  6. hayvanı omuriliğini kesmek suretiyle öldürmek
  7. omuriliği veya beyni tahrip etmek
  8. bitkinin sapından yumuşak özü çıkarmak. pith helmet mantara benzer maddeden yapılmış güneş şapkası, kolonyel şapka.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɪθ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  204 Moby Thesaurus words for "pith":
     affective meaning, axiom, axis, backbone, bearing, bench mark,
     bottom, burden, butter, cardinal point, cataplasm, center,
     center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum,
     chief thing, chutzpah, climax, coloring, connotation, consequence,
     core, cornerstone, courage, crisis, critical point, crush, crux,
     dead center, denotation, dental pulp, depth, distillate,
     distillation, drift, effect, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential,
     essential matter, essentiality, extension, fabric, flower,
     focal point, focus, force, fulcrum, fundamental, gameness, gist,
     grammatical meaning, gravamen, gravity, great point, grit, guts,
     gutsiness, guttiness, heart, heart of oak, high point, hub,
     hypostasis, idea, impact, implication, import, importance,
     important thing, inner essence, intension, intestinal fortitude,
     issue, kernel, keystone, landmark, lexical meaning,
     literal meaning, magnitude, main point, main thing, marrow, mash,
     material, material point, matter, meaning, meaningfulness, meat,
     medium, medulla, metacenter, mettle, mettlesomeness, middle,
     milestone, moment, momentousness, moxie, mush, nave, navel, nerve,
     nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, omphalos, overtone, paper pulp,
     paste, pertinence, pivot, plaster, pluck, pluckiness, point,
     porridge, postulate, poultice, practical consequence, principle,
     pudding, pulp, pulp lead, pulpwood, purport, quick, quid, quiddity,
     quintessence, quintessential, rag pulp, range of meaning,
     real issue, real meaning, recap, recapitulation, reference,
     referent, relation, relevance, resume, rock bottom, root,
     run-through, rundown, salient point, sap, sauce, scope,
     semantic cluster, semantic field, sense, short, significance,
     signification, significatum, signifie, sine qua non, smash, soul,
     span of meaning, spirit, sponge, spunk, spunkiness, squash,
     stamina, storm center, stout heart, structural meaning, stuff,
     substance, substantive point, sulfate pulp, sulfite pulp, sum,
     sum and substance, summary, summation, symbolic meaning, tenor,
     the bottom line, the nitty-gritty, the point, thrust,
     totality of associations, toughness, transferred meaning,
     true grit, turning point, umbilicus, unadorned meaning, undertone,
     upshot, value, virtuality, weight, weightiness, white lead,
     wood pulp
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.精髓,要点

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 木髓,骨髓,核心,意义,精华
     vt. 除去木髓,杀死

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