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Pita vs Pith - What's the difference?

pita | pith |

As verbs the difference between pita and pith

is that pita is while pith is to extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).

As a noun pith is

the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.

pita

English

(wikipedia pita)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* pita bread * pitta * pitta bread

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fiber obtained from the and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
  • The plant which yields the fiber.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    pith

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.
    • The pith of my idea is truth.
  • * Shakespeare
    • enterprises of great pith and moment

    Synonyms

    * (essential or necessary part) core, essence, general tenor, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, quintessence, soul, spirit, stuff, substance

    Related terms

    * pith helmet * pithy * pith and substance

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
  • To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.