pith
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(noun) soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants |
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Related Words: plant tissue |
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(noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the nub of the story" |
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Synonyms: center, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, substance, sum |
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Related Words: cognitive content, content, hypostasis, mental object, quintessence, stuff |
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