pith
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Definitions
                    Noun
                    
                soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
                
                    Noun
                    
                the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor''s argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
                
                    Verb
                    
            remove the pith from (a plant)
                Synonyms
                    center
                    centre
                    core
                    essence
                    gist
                    heart
                    heart and soul
                    inwardness
                    kernel
                    marrow
                    meat
                    nitty-gritty
                    nub
                    substance
                    sum