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pith

Pith is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter P and ends with the letter H for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue.
(n.) The spongy interior substance of a feather.
(n.) The spinal cord; the marrow.
(n.) Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as the speech lacked pith.
(v. t.) To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal as a frog) as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.

Syllable Information

The word pith is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for pith is: pith


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