English noun: pith | |||
| 1. | pith (plant) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant tissue | ||
| Substance holonym | parenchyma | ||
| 2. | pith (cognition) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | ||
| Samples | The gist of the prosecutor's argument. The heart and soul of the Republican Party. The nub of the story. | ||
| Synonyms | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bare bones, haecceity, hypostasis, quiddity, quintessence, stuff | ||
English verb: pith | |||
| 1. | pith (possession) remove the pith from (a plant) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||