pith

/ˈpɪθ/PITH
/ˈpɪθ/PITH

Meaninginner tissue

Common meaning: soft central tissue of a plant

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishpiþa‘inner tissue’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishpithsource
  3. Englishpith‘soft central tissue of a plant’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English piþa ‘inner tissue’.

Roots

  • piþa Old English “inner tissue”

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