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a) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
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Marrow — est une super vilaine mutante appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Elle est apparue pour la première fois, enfant, dans Cable #15 en 1994 ; en tant qu adulte dans X Men Prime. Sommaire 1 Origines 1.1 Gene Nation 1.2 Chez … Wikipédia en Français
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}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marrow — may refer to: Bone marrow, the flexible tissue interior to bone Squash (plant) Marrow (comics), a character in the X Men comic series Marrow (novel), a science fiction novel by Robert Reed The Marrow Controversy, occasioned by the republication… … Wikipedia
marrow — (n.) late 14c., from O.E. mearg marrow, earlier mærh, from P.Gmc. *mazga (Cf. O.N. mergr, O.S. marg, O.Fris. merg, M.Du. march, Du. merg, O.H.G. marg, Ger. Mark marrow ), from PIE *mozgo marrow (Cf … Etymology dictionary
marrow — [mar′ō] n. [ME merow < OE mearg, akin to Ger mark, marrow < IE base * mozgho , marrow, brains > Sans majján , marrow] 1. the soft, vascular, fatty tissue that fills the cavities of most bones 2. the innermost, essential, or choicest… … English World dictionary
marrow — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a long gourd with a thin green skin and white flesh, eaten as a vegetable. 2) (also bone marrow) a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced. ● to the marrow Cf. ↑to the marrow ORIGIN Old… … English terms dictionary
Marrow — ist der Name folgender Personen: Lee Marrow (* 1957), italienischer Disco Musiker Queen Esther Marrow (* 1941), US amerikanische Gospel Sängerin und Lead Singer der Harlem Gospel Singers Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Marrow — Mar row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marrowing}.] To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marrow — index consequence (significance), gist (substance), main point, substance (essential nature) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
marrow — [n] heart, essence bottom, core, cream, essentiality, gist, kernel, meat, pith, quick, quintessence, quintessential, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, virtuality; concept 826 … New thesaurus
marrow — [[t]mæ̱roʊ[/t]] marrows 1) N VAR A marrow is a long, thick, green vegetable with soft white flesh that is eaten cooked. [BRIT] (in AM, use squash) 2) N UNCOUNT Marrow is the same as bone marrow. The marrow donor is her 14 month old sister. 3) N… … English dictionary
