pith
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- noun
- /pɪθ/
- Specialized
:
médula
- The recipe calls for cutting away the peel and the white pith to ensure a sweeter flavor in the dish.
- made of pith
- wood and pith
- raffia pith
Examples
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The majority of their diet is composed of the leaves, stems, and pith of 62 plant species, mainly Galium vines, thistles, celery, and nettles.
Academic text (2009) -
The pith of the wood was pale, slightly moist, and fragrant with a clean scent.
Fiction book (2002) -
Imagine lemon zest if you also got a little pith in there.
Blog text (13) -
Without the pith, you get the fresh essential oils from the peels.
Blog text (29) -
The spiciest part is the white pith where the seeds are attached.
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First, when peeling your lemon or orange, be careful not to peel too deeply and get into the pith of the fruit.
Blog text (29) -
Wild celery is another source of food; its edible pith is encased in a hard outer skin that must be removed without destroying the soft contents.
Academic text (1995) -
To make the salad, carefully remove the peel and white pith from the oranges before slicing them.
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When preparing the grapefruits, I used a knife to trim off the bitter peel and the white pith beneath.
Synonyms
Soft plant cells that make most of the inside of a leaf or fruit
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pith comes from an old English word meaning 'marrow' or the 'soft inside' of plants and bones. So the plant pith is the spongy center that stores and moves nutrients.