Pronunciation : Pith
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. pi; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. Pit a kernel.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pith
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. (Physiol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913