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1 pith
/piθ/ * danh từ - ruột cây - lớp vỏ xốp; cùi (quả cam) - (giải phẫu) tuỷ sống - (nghĩa bóng) phần chính, phần cốt tuỷ ((thường) the pith and marrow of) =the pith and marrow of matter+ phần chính của vấn đề - sức mạnh; nghị lực =to lack pith+ thiếu nghị lực * ngoại động từ - rút tuỷ sống để giết (một con vật) -
2 marrow
/'mærou/ * danh từ - (tiếng địa phương) bạn nối khố - bạn trăm năm - hình ảnh giống như hệt * danh từ - tuỷ =to be frozen to the marrow+ rét buốt đến tận tuỷ, rét thấu xương - (nghĩa bóng) phần chính, phần cốt tuỷ =the pith and marrow of a statement+ phần chính của bản tuyên bố - (nghĩa bóng) sức mạnh; lực; nghị lực - (thực vật học) bí ngô ((cũng) vegetable marrow)
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Pith — is a light substance that is found in vascular plants. It consists of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, and is located in the center of the stem. It is encircled by a ring of xylem (woody tissue), and outside that, a ring of phloem (bark tissue). In … Wikipedia
Pith — Pith, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG. peddik. Cf. {Pit} a kernel.] 1. (Bot.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pith — /pith/, n. 1. Bot. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants. 2. Zool. the soft inner part of a feather, a hair, etc. 3. the important or essential part; essence; core; heart: the pith of the … Universalium
pith — O.E. piþa pith of plants, also essential part, from W.Gmc. *pithan (Cf. M.Du. pitte, E.Fris. pit), a Low Ger. root of uncertain origin. Figurative sense was in O.E. The verb meaning to kill by piercing the spinal cord is from 1805. Pith helmet… … Etymology dictionary
pith — [pith] n. [ME pithe < OE pitha, akin to MDu pitte, pit of a fruit, kernel, pith of a tree] 1. the soft, spongy tissue in the center of certain plant stems 2. the soft core of various other things, as of a bone or feather 3. the spongy, fibrous … English World dictionary
pith|y — «PIHTH ee», adjective, pith|i|er, pith|i|est. 1. full of substance, meaning, force, or vigor; crisply concise and to the point: »pithy phrases, a pithy speaker. SYNONYM(S): pointed … Useful english dictionary
pith — [pıθ] n [U] ↑segment, ↑pith, ↑peel [: Old English; Origin: pitha] 1.) a white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit ▪ Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith. 2.) a soft white substance that fills the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pith — Pith, v. t. (Physiol.) 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pith — index center (essence), contents, corpus, essence, gist (substance), import, main point … Law dictionary
pith — [ pıθ ] noun uncount 1. ) the white substance under the skin of oranges and similar fruits a ) the white substance inside the stems of some plants 2. ) the main and most important part of a problem, argument, etc … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pith — *substance, purport, gist, burden, core Analogous words: *center, nucleus, heart, focus: spirit, *soul … New Dictionary of Synonyms