Marrow

Noun

 * 1)  The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
 * 2)  A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
 * 3) * 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.

Derived terms

 * bone marrow
 * marrowbone

Noun

 * 1)  A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
 * Cheers marrow!

Verbs for Marrow
chill to—; convey through—; freeze—; inculcate in—; infect—; ingrain in—; moisten with—; suppurate—.

Thesaurus
abatis, axiom, axis, bottom, brains, center, center of action, center of gravity, centroid, centrum, chitterlings, cockscomb, core, dead center, distillate, distillation, elixir, epicenter, essence, essential, essentiality, fabric, flower, focus, fundamental, giblets, gist, gizzard, gravamen, haslet, heart, hub, hypostasis, inner essence, kernel, kidneys, liver, material, matter, meat, medium, medulla, metacenter, middle, nave, navel, nub, nucleus, nuts and bolts, omphalos, pith, pivot, postulate, principle, quid, quiddity, quintessence, quintessential, sap, soul, spirit, storm center, stuff, substance, sum and substance, sweetbread, the nitty-gritty, tongue, tripe, umbilicus, virtuality

Etymology 1
mary:, marow:, marowe:, marowȝ:, from mearg:, from, from. See Russian мозг ("brain").

Etymology 2
From margr:.

Alternative forms

 * marra

Noun

 * Armenian: ոսկրածուծ
 * Chinese:
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 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Greek: μεδούλι
 * Hungarian:
 * Indonesian: Sum sum tulang
 * Interlingua:
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 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: коскена срж


 * Maltese: mudullun
 * Northern Sami:
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: szpik
 * Portuguese:, tutano
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: костный мозг
 * Serbian: moždina, koštana srž
 * Skolt Sami:
 * Slovak: špik
 * Slovene: mozeg
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: ilik
 * Volapük: pif


 * Dutch:
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 * French:
 * German: Flaschenkürbis
 * Greek: κολοκύθα


 * Hungarian:
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 * Maltese: qargħa
 * Polish:
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Related terms

 * courgette
 * cucumber
 * gherkin


 * pickle
 * squash
 * zucchini