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soft or spongy tissue in plants or animals, in particular • spongy white tissue lining the rind of an orange, lemon, and other citrus fruits. • botany the spongy cellular tissue in the stems and branches of many higher plants. • archaic spinal marrow. 2 figurative the essence of something : the pith and core of socialism. 3 figurative forceful and concise expression : he writes with a combination of pith and exactitude. Does that help?

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