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Word: Marrow
Speech Type: Noun
Old English mearg, mærg (in marrow (sense 3 of the noun)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch merg and German Mark. marrow (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 19th century
ˈmarəʊ
a long white-fleshed gourd with green skin, which is eaten as a vegetable.
Short Definition:vegetable
the plant of the gourd family which produces marrows.
Short Definition:plant
a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced
Short Definition:substance in body
Examples:- marrow donors
- a bone marrow transplant
the essential part of something
Short Definition:essential part
Examples:- such men were the marrow of the organization
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