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Botany The soft, spongelike, central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants, composed mainly of parenchyma.
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Significance; importance.
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Strength; vigor; mettle.
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The essential or central part; the heart or essence. See Synonyms at substance.
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verb-transitive
To kill (cattle) by cutting the spinal cord.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To remove the pith from (a plant stem).
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
To sever or destroy the spinal cord of, usually by inserting a needle into the vertebral canal.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
verb
To kill (as cattle) by piercing or severing the spinal cord.
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To destroy the spinal cord or central nervous system of (as a frog) usually by passing a wire or needle up and down the vertebral canal.
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To remove the pith from (a plant stem).
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