0 the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself. -- cùi trái cây
1 the soft substance in the centre/center of the stems of plants. -- ruột cây
2 the most important part of anything -- phần cốt lõi
the pith of the argument.
That is the whole point and pith of this argument.
The pith of this matter really lies in the words "similar premises," which, in the past, have always been held to mean premises containing machinery.
That is the pith of the situation, and every honest man will admit it.
I think, in a word, that was the pith of the repeated remarks which were being made.
The egg tunnels of the former were irregular but longitudinal, running long distances through the pith; eggs were deposited in the frass or in niches in the tunnel wall.
The experiment was and is performed on animals that have been "pithed" - involving the destruction of brain centers associated with pain, leaving the lower centers regulating vital functions.
However, they differ in the length of the rays, those in the type-species being higher and up to 80 cells at only 6.5 cm from the pith.
Pith was encountered in 57% of the samples.
