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Meaning of pith

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pith

Pronunciation:/pɪθ/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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. The spinal cord; the marrow.

  4. The albedo of a citrus fruit.

verb

Definitions

  1. To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).

  2. To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.

pith

Pronunciation:/paɪθ/

noun

Definitions

  1. One divided by pi.

adjective

Definitions

  1. The ordinal form of the number pi.

    Example: The pith root of pi is approximately 1.439...