Vocabulary Word
Word: pith
Definition: core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
Definition: core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
Sentences Containing 'pith'
The more business he got, the greater his power seemed to grow of getting at its pith and marrow; and however late at night he sat carousing with Sydney Carton, he always had his points at his fingers'ends in the morning.
That the prongs are in motion, however, is seen by the action of a pith ball when brought in contact with the prongs -LRB- see Section 250 -RRB-.
This was worn until replaced by a pith helmet in 1931.
Trees were cut down and the pith extracted, especially from the swollen portion of the stem.
Other local handicrafts are embossed lacquerware and rice straw pith patchwork.
