pith

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for pith

pith 🔊 /pɪˈθ/

pith : මණ්ඩය

pith : බලය

pith : හරය

pith : ඉරිමදය

pith : බඩය

pith : මජ්ජාව

pith : සාරාංශය

pith : ඉරුමදය

pith : මදුල

pith : වීර්යය

pith : සාරය

pith definition

Noun.

  1. 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.
  2. The spongy interior substance of a feather.
  3. The spinal cord; the marrow.
  4. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith.

Transitive verb. 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.