pith

/pษชฮธ/

IPA: /P IH1 TH/

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    The spongy interior substance of a feather or horn.

  3. 3

    The spinal cord; the marrow.

  4. 4

    The albedo of a citrus fruit.

  5. 5

    The essential or vital part; force; energy; importance.

    โ€œThe pith of my idea is that people should choose their own work hours.โ€

  6. 6

    Power, strength, might.

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

noun
  1. 1

    One divided by pi.

adjective
  1. 1

    The ordinal form of the number pi.

    โ€œThe pith root of pi is approximately 1.439...โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pith