marrow
Meaning
- (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- (countable, uncountable) A kind of vegetable similar to a large courgette, zucchini or squash.
- (countable, uncountable) The pith of certain plants.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The essence; the best part.
- (countable, figuratively, uncountable) The inner meaning or purpose.
- (colloquial, countable) Bone marrow biopsy.
- (obsolete, uncountable) Semen.
Synonyms
marrow squash
fellow-worker
true spirit
bone-marrow
marrow of the felsh
summer squash vine
pulpa
medulla ossium
myelo
myel
Translations
moelle
médula
midollo
Mark
medula
merg
μεδούλιFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmæɹəʊ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-West Germanic *maʀg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг (mozg, “brain”), Polish mózg (“brain”), Ashkun amōźã, Kamkata-viri muč, muj, Waigali muj, Persian مغز (maġz, “brain”), Sanskrit मज्जन् (majján). Doublet of maghaz.
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