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marrow
noun
bone marrow
noun
marrowbone
noun
Definition of
marrow noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
marrow
noun
ˈmærəʊ
ˈmæroʊ
1
[
uncountable
]
=
bone marrow
2
(
British English
)
[
uncountable
,
countable
]
a large vegetable that grows on the ground.
Marrows
are long and thick with dark green skin and white flesh.