Marrow
WordNet
noun
(1) The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
(2) The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"The gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"The heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"The nub of the story"
(3) Large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
(4) Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
(5) Any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
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Etymology 1
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Noun
- The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
- 1847 Sir Robert Schomburgh, Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados, Bentley's Miscellany, Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37.
- The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
- 1847 Sir Robert Schomburgh, Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados, Bentley's Miscellany, Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37.