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pith
pith 1. (
or medulla) The cylinder of
parenchyma tissue found in the centre of plant stems to the inside of the vascular tissue. It is light in weight and has been put to various commercial uses, notably the manufacture of pith helmets.
2. (not in scientific usage) The white tissue below the rind of many citrus fruits.
3. To destroy the central nervous system of an animal, especially a laboratory animal such as a frog, by severing its spinal cord.
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Influence of sawing solution and pith location on warp in 2 by 4 lumber sawn from small-diameter loblolly pine stems.
Magazine article from: Forest Products Journal; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Pith location in loblolly pine 2 by 4's sawn from small-diameter...on bow was significantly worse for lumber that did not contain pith and lumber that contained pith along one wide face than for lumber that contained pith in the...
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MoU signed between Coir Board, Rubber Mark for coir pith.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 7/11/2006; 499 words
; ...between Coir Board, Rubber Mark for coir pith Kochi, Jul 11 (PTI) In a bid to popularise the use of coir pith, Coir Board has entered into an agreement...for the manufacture and supply of coir pith organic manure(C-pom). A Memorandum...
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Arab desert to go green with Indian Coir pith.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 8/13/2006; 700+ words
; Arab desert to go green with Indian Coir pith Kochi, Aug 13 (PTI) The lowly coir pith from India will soon be used to manufacture soil...transfer of technology for bio-conversion of coir pith into soil conditioner, developed by the Coir...
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Your headwear, I presume: Henry Morton Stanley's pith helmet.
Magazine article from: Geographical; 9/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...the Nile. In 1871, wearing this very pith helmet, Stanley finally tracked the erstwhile...Wolseley solar helmet--the original safari pith helmet. Still trading today, under the...even Livingstone himself. Typically, pith helmets were made from cork or the dried...
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Wood, bark, and pith anatomy in Pittocaulon (~Senecio, Asteraceae): Water storage and systematics1
Magazine article from: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Mxico, D. E, Mxico). Wood, bark, and pith anatomy in Pittocaulon (~Senecio, Asteraceae...consist of a very thick, water storing pith surrounded by a thin-walled cylinder...the stems. The strata of the chambered pith in Pittocaulon may expand and contract...
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Effects of sago palm pith as replacement for corn grain on intake, rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial N supply of cattle fed Paspalum plicatulum hay.(Report)
Magazine article from: Asian - Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...products from sago palm includes sago palm pith (SPP), sago starch (SS) which is extracted from the SPP, and residued sago palm pith (RSPP) or sago fiber, a by-product...diets (Anonymous, 2006). Sundried SPP pith contains 1.0% of crude protein (CP...
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A bottomless pith of healthy vitamins; SUPER FOOD.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 5/5/1997; 356 words
; ...the pulpy membrane that separates the segments, and a little pith - this contains pectin which can help lower blood cholesterol...A, vitamin B6 and folic acid. Other virtues: The pulp and pith contain bioflavonoids which some experts think neutralise cancer...
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Tragedy At Pith-la-choc-co
Newspaper article from: Seminole Tribune; 8/18/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Flowers, Charles Seminole Tribune 08-18-2000 Tragedy At Pith-la-choc-co * Peter B. Gallagher and Charles Flowers When...shaped, 7,000-acre lake near Gainesville the Seminoles called Pith-la-choc-co. Deadhead logging - removing submerged cut...
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PITH-WAY TO SUCCESS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/18/1988; ; 700+ words
; Here is a tale, full of sound and fury or, at the least, pith and vinegar, signifying something. Frank L. McNamara, the US attorney in these parts unless a Democrat takes the White House...
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GARDENING; Pith helmets optional
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/28/1995; ; 700+ words
; THE WORDS "plant hunters" conjure up visions of men and women in pith helmets roaming the plains and jungles of the Orient armed with a sharp knife, a plastic bag and a phial of snake-bite serum...
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pith
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
pith 1. ( or medulla ) The cylinder of parenchyma tissue found in the centre of...weight and has been put to various commercial uses, notably the manufacture of pith helmets. 2. (not in scientific usage) The white tissue below the rind of...
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pithy
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
pith·y / ˈpi[unvoicedth]ē / • adj. ( pith·i·er , pith·i·est ) 1. (of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive. 2. (of a fruit or plant) containing...
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Tissues
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...tissues are located mostly in the cortex and pith of stems, roots, and fruits and in the...ground tissues are located in the cortex and pith. The cortex lies between the epidermis and vascular tissue; the pith, when it is present, is located in the...
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Anatomy of Plants
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...tissue that is immediately exterior to the xylem and phloem. The pith, composed of thin-walled cells, may develop immediately interior...tissue of origin for the formation of lateral roots, while the pith tissue is involved in food storage. Positioned in between the...
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Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae)
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...appear open in sections viewed under a lightmicroscope. This group of cells is called the pith, inside the xylem. Unusually, some phloem occurs inside the pith in species of the Myrtaceae. Species of the Myrtaceae are noted for leaf dimorphism...
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