the pith of an orange

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• pith — [[t]pɪ̱θ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu the N The pith of an orange, lemon, or similar fruit is the white substance between the skin and the inside of the fruit …   English 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

• Orange (fruit) — Orange Orange blossoms and oranges on tree …   Wikipedia

• pith — n. & v. n. 1 spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, etc. 2 the essential part; the quintessence (came to the pith of his argument). 3 Bot. the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of dicotyledonous plants. 4 a… …   Useful english dictionary

• orange peel — noun a) The skin of an orange, including the pith. b) An uneven surface resembling orange peel, especially cellulite or an imperfect finish on a spray painted object such as a car …   Wiktionary

• orange — or|ange S3 [ˈɔrındʒ US ˈo: , ˈa: ] n ↑segment, ↑pith, ↑peel [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Arabic naranj, from Sanskrit naranga orange tree ] 1.) a round fruit that has a thick orange skin and is divided into parts inside …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Osage-orange — Taxobox image width = 250px image caption = Osage orange foliage and fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Moraceae genus = Maclura species = M. pomifera binomial = Maclura pomifera… …   Wikipedia

• Mandarin orange — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms …   Wikipedia

• Zest (ingredient) — For other uses, see Zest (disambiguation). Zesting an orange Zest is a food ingredient that is prepared by scraping or cutting from the outer, colorful skin of citrus fruits such as lemon, orange, citron, and lime. Zest is used to add flavor (… …   Wikipedia

• angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium