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Definition of Marrow

Marrow
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.
Marrow
Marrow Mar"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrowing.] To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.

Meaning of Marrow from wikipedia

- marrow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Marrow may refer to: Marrow (vegetable), the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars Bone marrow,...
- Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones. In birds and mammals, bone marrow is the primary...
- Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip...
- A marrow is the mature fruit of certain Cucurbita pepo cultivars used as a vegetable. The immature fruit of the same or similar cultivars is called courgette...
- transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood, in order to replicate inside...
- blood cells in sufficient numbers. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow by stem cells that reside there. Aplastic anemia causes a deficiency of...
- (/zuˈkiːni/ ; pl.: zucchini or zucchinis), courgette (/kʊərˈʒɛt/) or baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo) is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant whose fruit...
- Vincent Charles Marrow (born August 17, 1968) is an American football coach and former professional tight end. He is the ****ociate head coach and tight...
- David Brewer. She later appeared as Marrow in the 1995 X-Men Prime one-shot. She appeared in the 2000 Spidey/Marrow one-shot, the 2006 X-Factor series...
- syndrome (MDS) is one of a group of cancers in which blood cells in the bone marrow do not mature, and as a result, do not develop into healthy blood cells...