Definizione monolingua

pith

pith (third-person singular simple present piths, present participle pithing, simple past and past participle pithed)

1. (transitive) To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
2. (transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.

pith (uncountable)

1. The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
2. (figuratively) The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else.

   The pith of my idea is truth.

Definizione dizionario pith

	midollino
	soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees

albedo

essenza

midollo

succo

Altri significati:

The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.

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

(figuratively) The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else.

essential or vital part

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

(pencil) lead