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soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants kernel: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" remove the pith from (a plant)
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Pith is a light substance that is found in vascular plants. It consists of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, and is located in the center of the stem or root. It is encircled by a ring of xylem (woody tissue), and outside that, a ring of phloem (bark tissue). In most plants the pith is solid, but some plants, e.g. grasses and umbellifers, the pith has a hollow centre forming a hollow tube except at the points where leaves are produced, where there is a solid plate across the stem. ...
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Ground tissue in the center of a root or stem originating from ground meristem.
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The small, soft core at the original center of a tree around which wood formation takes place.
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The softer, central part of a twig or stem.
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