pith

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pith Definition

• (n) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
• (n) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

pith Synonyms

• center
• core
• essence
• gist
• heart
• heart and soul
• inwardness
• kernel
• marrow
• meat
• nitty-gritty
• nub
• pith
• substance
• sum