Vegetable marrow Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
marrow; marrow squash.
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noun large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
marrow.
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Definitions
(Bot.) , an egg-shaped gourd, commonly eight to ten inches long. It is noted for the very tender quality of its flesh, and is a favorite culinary vegetable in England. It has been said to be of Persian origin, but is now thought to have been derived from a form of the American pumpkin.
