24-Nov-2022 Theme: 'Pith'

(1) What can be either the pith of a plant, or part of a human brain?

Answer: Medulla.

(2) What item of apparel was traditionally made out of sholapith, extracted from the sola plant (Aeschynomene spp)?

Answer: Pith helmet.

(3) What does it mean to pith an animal?

Answer: To kill or immobilise it by inserting a rod into its brain.

(4) What part of an orange is the pith?

Answer: The white spongy substance under the skin and surrounding the peeled fruit.

(5) What does “pithy” mean when applied to speech?

Answer: Brief, and to the point.

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