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English to English noun
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soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants |  | source: wordnet30
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience |  | Example: the gist of the prosecutor's argument the heart and soul of the Republican Party the nub of the story
source: wordnet30
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The soft spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of cellular tissue. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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remove the pith from (a plant) |  | source: wordnet30
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To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal. |  | source: webster1913
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