PITH
-noun
1. the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in
fruits such as the orange and grapefruit
2. the essential or important part, point, etc.
3. weight; substance
4. the central core of unspecialized cells surrounded by
conducting tissue in stems
5. the soft central part of a bone, feather, etc.
-verb (trans.)
6. to destroy the brain and spinal cord of (a laboratory
animal) by piercing or severing
7. to kill (animals) by severing the spinal cord
8. to remove the pith from (a plant)
Bitterness
Pit against winter
Pith-rich sunshine
Fighting a cold
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