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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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