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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- pith [pɪθ]
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1.
noun
[u]
[of orange, lemon]
髓
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2.
noun
[fig]
[of matter, question]
精髓
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1.
noun
[u]
[of orange, lemon]
髓
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pith [pɪθ]
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1.
n
the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in fruits such as the orange and grapefruit
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2.
n
[botany]
medulla the central core of unspecialized cells surrounded by conducting tissue in stems
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3.
n
the essential or important part, point, etc
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4.
n
weight; substance
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5.
n
the soft central part of a bone, feather, etc
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to destroy the brain and spinal cord of (a laboratory animal) by piercing or severing
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7.
vt.
to kill (animals) by severing the spinal cord
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8.
vt.
to remove the pith from (a plant)
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9.
vt.
[Etymology]
Old English pitha; compare Middle Low German pedik, Middle Dutch pitt(e)
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1.
n
the soft fibrous tissue lining the inside of the rind in fruits such as the orange and grapefruit
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