pith
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pith /pɪθ/ noun [uncountable] 1 
HBPa white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit 中果皮，衬皮〔橙等水果表皮下的白皮〕 Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith. 用锋利的刀削去这些橘子的表皮和所有衬皮。 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit12. HBPa soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants 〔某些植物茎中的〕髓
HBPa white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit 中果皮，衬皮〔橙等水果表皮下的白皮〕 Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith. 用锋利的刀削去这些橘子的表皮和所有衬皮。 →5 see picture at 见图 fruit12. HBPa soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants 〔某些植物茎中的〕髓Examples from the Corpus
pith• Small wonder that doctors are calling for the return of the parasol and pith helmet.• The blanched pith soaked up the sugar syrup during the candying process and turned out to be spectacular.• Peel 3 more oranges, cutting away all the pith and membrane.• Finally we both got fed up and left the pith on half the peel.• We tried taking out the pith from behind the bud, and we tried leaving it in - it made little difference.• Remove the skin and white pith and eat as it is for a simple, refreshing dessert.• Remove zest from orange and lemon; avoid the bitter white pith.• The only real difference would be that the colonial governors sent to deal with the locals back then usually wore pith helmets.Origin pith Old English pithapith nounChinese
Corpus substance a under white of oranges outside skin just the
See ldoce4188jpg for more
pith
pith /pɪθ/
noun [uncountable]
1. a white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit:
Peel the oranges with a sharp knife to remove all pith.
2. a soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants
pith /pɪθ/
noun [uncountable] Language: Old English
Origin: pitha
Origin: pitha
1. a white substance just under the outside skin of oranges and similar fruit:
2. a soft white substance that fills the stems of some plants
