| pith |
Ground tissue in the center of a root or stem originating from ground meristem.
Ãâó: www.botanyvt.com/pages/dictionary.shtml
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| pitting |
1). Forming pits, small basins, or water-holding cavities at intervals with appropriate equipment, for irrigating fields. 2). A structure for impounding and storing available water as a reservoir for further use.
Ãâó: www.knowledgebank.irri.org/glossary/Glossary/D.htm
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| pit viper |
one of a group of venomous snakes having a heat-sensing pit on each side of the head below the eye and used to locate prey; copperhead and rattlesnake are examples of pit vipers
Ãâó: www.kentuckyawake.org/templates/glossary/
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| pituitary gland |
The anterior portion releases tropic hormones in response to hypothalamic releasing hormones. The posterior portion releases vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) and oxytocin from neuronal terminals that have their cell bodies in the hypothalamus.
Ãâó: www.ualberta.ca/~neuro/OnlineIntro/glossary.htm
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| pitch |
A mixture of tar and coarse resin.
Ãâó: collections.ic.gc.ca/vessels/terms.htm
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