marrow

marrow
noun
1》 Brit. a long white-fleshed gourd with thin green skin, eaten as a vegetable.
2》 the plant of the gourd family which produces this. [Cucurbita pepo.]
3》 (also bone marrow) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced.
4》 the vital part: such men were the marrow of the organization.
Phrases
to the marrow to one's innermost being.
Derivatives
marrowy adjective
Origin
OE mearg, mærg, of Gmc origin.

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