meat vs pith

meat and pith both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
meat	Yes	No	No	No
pith	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, meat and pith are synonyms defined as:

meat and pith: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

meat (noun)	pith (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food	soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone

meat (verb)	pith (verb)
	remove the pith from (a plant)