pith

²pith

verb

Definition of PITH

transitive verb

1

a : to kill (as cattle) by piercing or severing the spinal cord b : to destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal

2

: to remove the pith from (a plant stem)

First Known Use of PITH

1805

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem