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marrow

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) marrow (noun)
  2. 2) marrow (noun)
  3. marrow bean (noun)
  4. marrow cabbage (noun)
  5. marrow kale (noun)
  6. marrow scoop (noun)
  7. marrow squash (noun)
  8. marrow-stem kale (noun)
  9. bone marrow (noun)
  10. bush marrow (noun)
  11. half-marrow (noun)
  12. Italian vegetable marrow (noun)
  13. red marrow (noun)
  14. spinal marrow (noun)
  15. vegetable marrow (noun)

1mar·row

noun \ˈmer-(ˌ)ō, ˈma-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of MARROW

1
a : bone marrow b : the substance of the spinal cord
2
a : the choicest of food b : the seat of animal vigor c : the inmost, best, or essential part : core <personal liberty is the marrow of the American tradition — Clinton Rossiter>
3
chiefly British : vegetable marrow
— mar·rowy \ˈmar-ə-wē\ adjective

Origin of MARROW

Middle English marowe, from Old English mearg; akin to Old High German marag marrow, Sanskrit majjan
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

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