Marrow (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Vegetable Marrow
• Marrow Squash

Hypernyms

• Cucurbita Pepo Melopepo
• Summer Squash Vine

Hyponyms

• Courgette
• Italian Vegetable Marrow

Meaning ²

The fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Examples

• The doctor explained that the patient's bone marrow was damaged due to the disease.
• Bone marrow is responsible for producing blood cells in the human body.
• The biopsy revealed that the cancer had spread to the bone marrow.
• The stem cells in the bone marrow are crucial for the production of platelets.
• After the accident, the patient's bone marrow was severely damaged, requiring a transplant.

Synonyms

• Bone Marrow

Hyponyms

• Red Bone Marrow
• Yellow Bone Marrow

Meaning ³

Large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

• Vegetable Marrow

Meaning ⁴

Very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

• Bone Marrow

Hypernyms

• Goody
• Treat
• Delicacy
• Kickshaw

Meaning ⁵

The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story".

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Nitty-gritty
• Inwardness
• Center
• Gist
• Substance
• Heart
• Centre
• Meat
• Pith
• Heart And Soul
• Kernel
• Nub
• Sum
• Essence
• Core

Hypernyms

• Cognitive Content
• Mental Object
• Content

Hyponyms

• Haecceity
• Stuff
• Hypostasis
• Bare Bones
• Quiddity
• Quintessence