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Definition of Marrow squash

Marrow squash
Marrow Mar"row, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. Merge.] 1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in color. 2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak. 3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. --Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.

Meaning of Marrow squash from wikipedia

- favor of immature summer squash like courgette. Giant marrows are grown competitively in the United Kingdom, where the term "marrow" is often restricted to...
- zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (/kʊərˈʒɛt/) or Cucurbita pepo is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit are harvested when their immature...
- Pattypan squash (or 'patty pan') is a varietal group of summer squash (Cucurbita pepo) notable for its round and shallow shape, and scalloped edges, somewhat...
- [citation needed] Banana squash has an elongated shape, with light blue, pink, or orange skin and bright orange flesh. Boston marrow is sweet, narrow at one...
- Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, kousa, or zucchini is a dish common in Egypt, the Levant, the Balkans and the Ottoman cuisine, a kind of dolma...
- occur within domesticated C. pepo: pumpkin, calabaza, criolla, and marrow squash are in one; and ornamental gourds, crookneck, acorn, scallop, and a...
- Straightneck squash Zucchini (courgette) and marrow, respectively immature and mature fruits of the same variety of C. pepo Other summer squashes include the...
- species that produces zucchini (courgette), marrow, spaghetti squash, and many other types of squash. Squash blossoms are highly perishable, and as such...
- Malabar gourd pie melon shark fin gourd or shark fin melon Siam squash sidra Thai marrow Victoria Early botanical keys described Cucurbita ficifolia as...
- Mexico C. moorei C. pepo – field pumpkin, summer squash, zucchini, vegetable marrow, courgette, acorn squash; origin: Mexico, US C. fraterna, origin: Tamaulipas...