pith
/pɪθ/
verb
- To remove the pith from a fruit or plant.
- The recipe says to pith the oranges before slicing them.
- He carefully pithed the lemon to avoid the bitter white layer.
- You should pith the grapefruit if you want a sweeter taste.
- To kill an animal by cutting or piercing the spinal cord in the brainstem, often used in laboratory or slaughter contexts.
- In some research, animals are pithed to minimize suffering.
- The scientist had to pith the frog before the dissection.
- The method used to pith the animal was quick and humane.
noun
- The spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits like oranges and lemons.
- Some people eat the pith because it contains fiber and nutrients.
- The pith of a lemon is often used in marmalade to add texture and pectin.
- She carefully removed the bitter white pith from the orange slices before adding them to the salad.
- The essential or central part of something; the core meaning or substance.
- The pith of his argument was that education should be free for everyone.
- To understand the pith of the novel, you need to read the final chapter.
- The pith of the speech was a call for unity and cooperation.
- The soft, spongy tissue in the center of plant stems.
- The pith of a sunflower stem is light and easy to cut.
- Some plants store water and nutrients in their pith.
- The pith of the bamboo is used in some traditional crafts.