GRE Word List
PITH
a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
The meaning of the word pith is a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage.
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