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Pith vs Shola - What's the difference?

pith | shola |

As nouns the difference between pith and shola

is that pith is the soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees while shola is a wild plant found in bengal and assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artefacts.

As a verb pith

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

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.

    • shola

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sola * solah

    Noun

    (sholas)
  • A wild plant found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artefacts.

    • Related terms

    * sola topi, solar topee

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