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Word: pith
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Meaning:
Noun:
- figuratively The essential or vital part of an idea or theory or something else.
- The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
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Verb:
- transitive To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
- transitive To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
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