- Diastrophus nebulosus
- Pithy Pith"y, a. [Compar. {Pithier}; superl. {Pithiest}.]
1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith;
as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.
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2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent. [1913 Webster]
This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
{Pithy gall} (Zo["o]l.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall, formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly ({Diastrophus nebulosus}). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
