Pith (Verb)
Meaning
Remove the pith from (a plant).
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The chef carefully pithed the lemon halves before using them in the recipe.
- To candy the citrus peel, you first need to pith the sections of lemon peel.
- When working with citrus fruits, make sure to pith them thoroughly to remove any bitterness.
- The pith was carefully removed from the orange peel before it was dried and used in teas.
- The citrus peel was rinsed, then pithed to remove the white inner layer before cooking.