Overview of noun pith

The noun pith has 2 senses

• pith -- (soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants)


• kernel, substance, core, center, centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty -- (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story")

Overview of verb pith

The verb pith has 1 sense

• pith -- (remove the pith from (a plant))