Pith — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪθ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪθ/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪθ/.

Examples

the gist of the prosecutor's argument
the heart and soul of the Republican Party
the nub of the story

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

essence heart substance nitty-gritty kernel marrow meat nub heart and soul sum centre gist inwardness center core

Parts of Speech

noun	soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
noun	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience “the gist of the prosecutor's argument”
verb	remove the pith from (a plant)

Word Forms

pith	verb	remove the pith from (a plant)
central	adjective	serving as an essential component
essential	adjective	of the greatest importance
meaty	adjective	being on topic and prompting thought
pithy	adjective	concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen
summate	verb	form or constitute a cumulative effect
pith	noun	soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mark

weicher, schwammartiger Zentralzylinder der Stängel der meisten Blütenpflanzen

🇫🇷French

moelle

cylindre central mou et spongieux des tiges de la plupart des plantes à fleurs

🇪🇸Spanish

médula

Cilindro central suave y esponjoso de los tallos de la mayoría de las plantas con flores.

🇮🇹Italian

midollo

cilindro centrale morbido e spugnoso degli steli della maggior parte delle piante da fiore

🇳🇱Dutch

merg

zachte sponsachtige centrale cilinder van de stengels van de meeste bloeiende planten

🇵🇹Portuguese

medula

cilindro central macio e esponjoso das hastes da maioria das plantas com flores

🇷🇺Russian

сердцевина

мягкий губчатый центральный цилиндр стеблей большинства цветковых растений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज्जा

अधिकांश फूल वाले पौधों के तनों का नरम स्पंज जैसा केंद्रीय सिलेंडर

🇧🇩Bengali

পিথ

বেশিরভাগ সপুষ্পক উদ্ভিদের কান্ডের নরম স্পঞ্জের মতো কেন্দ্রীয় সিলিন্ডার

🇮🇳Tamil

குழி

பெரும்பாலான பூக்கும் தாவரங்களின் தண்டுகளின் மென்மையான கடற்பாசி போன்ற மத்திய உருளை

🇮🇳Telugu

పిత్

చాలా పుష్పించే మొక్కల కాండం యొక్క మృదువైన స్పాంజిలాంటి సెంట్రల్ సిలిండర్

🇮🇳Marathi

खड्डा

बहुतेक फुलांच्या वनस्पतींच्या देठाचा मऊ स्पंजसारखा मध्यवर्ती सिलेंडर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાડો

મોટાભાગના ફૂલોના છોડની દાંડીનો નરમ સ્પોન્જ જેવા કેન્દ્રિય સિલિન્ડર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತ್

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಹೂಬಿಡುವ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳ ಕಾಂಡಗಳ ಮೃದುವಾದ ಸ್ಪಾಂಜ್ ತರಹದ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಿಲಿಂಡರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴി

മിക്ക പൂച്ചെടികളുടെയും കാണ്ഡത്തിൻ്റെ മൃദുവായ സ്പോഞ്ച് പോലെയുള്ള സെൻട്രൽ സിലിണ്ടർ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑھا

زیادہ تر پھولدار پودوں کے تنوں کا نرم سپنج نما مرکزی سلنڈر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

髓

大多数开花植物茎的柔软海绵状中央圆柱体

🇯🇵Japanese

髄

ほとんどの顕花植物の茎にある柔らかいスポンジのような中央の円筒

🇰🇷Korean

목수

대부분의 꽃 피는 식물의 줄기에 있는 부드러운 스펀지 모양의 중앙 원통형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lõi

Hình trụ trung tâm mềm giống như bọt biển của thân của hầu hết các loài thực vật có hoa

🇹🇭Thai

แก่นแท้

กระบอกกลางคล้ายฟองน้ำนุ่ม ๆ ของลำต้นของพืชดอกส่วนใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

intisari

silinder tengah seperti spons lembut pada batang sebagian besar tanaman berbunga

🇲🇾Malay

empulur

silinder tengah seperti span lembut pada batang kebanyakan tumbuhan berbunga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لب

أسطوانة مركزية ناعمة تشبه الإسفنج في سيقان معظم النباتات المزهرة

🇮🇷Persian

مغز

استوانه مرکزی نرم اسفنجی ساقه اکثر گیاهان گلدار

🇹🇷Turkish

öz

Çoğu çiçekli bitkinin gövdesinin yumuşak süngerimsi merkezi silindiri

🇮🇱Hebrew

פית

גליל מרכזי דמוי ספוג רך של הגבעולים של רוב הצמחים הפורחים

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