pith (**피**스) — the soft spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the soft spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits
Pronunciation (IPA): /pɪθ/
Korean meaning: 감귤류 껍질 안쪽의 하얀 속껍질
Korean pronunciation: **피**스
Example Sentences
- My cooking teacher said to remove all the pith, but I accidentally made my orange look like it went through a paper shredder.
- The pith of her speech was lost in twenty minutes of unnecessary details.
- He's great at getting to the pith of complex problems, unlike me who gets distracted by snacks.
pith
NOUN//pɪθ//
the soft spongy white tissue lining the rind of citrus fruits
White spongy layer inside orange peel
Pit H falls into orange's white spongy pith!
The smith examines the pith with wonder!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'pitha' meaning 'heart, strength, or vigor.' The word originally referred to the essential life force, later extending to mean the spongy tissue at the center of plant stems, and eventually the figurative sense of 'essence' or 'core meaning.'
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cooking teacher said to remove all the pith, but I accidentally made my orange look like it went through a paper shredder.”
“The pith of her speech was lost in twenty minutes of unnecessary details.”
“He's great at getting to the pith of complex problems, unlike me who gets distracted by snacks.”
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