Groundmeristem vs Pith - What's the difference?
groundmeristem | pith |
The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
The spongy interior substance of a feather.
The spinal cord; the marrow.
(figuratively) The essential or vital part.
* Shakespeare
To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
As a noun pith is
the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.As a verb pith is
to extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).groundmeristem
Not English
Groundmeristem has no English definition. It may be misspelled.pith
English
Noun
(-)- The pith of my idea is truth.
- enterprises of great pith and moment