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vegetable marrow |
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vegetable marrow n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a cucurbitaceous plant, Cucurbita pepo, probably native to America but widely cultivated for its oblong green striped fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable 2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called (in the US) marrow squash the fruit of this plant Often shortened to marrow ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| It's a bad light to distinguish objects in,' murmured Mrs Nickleby, peering into the garden, 'and my eyes are not very good--I was short-sighted from a child--but, upon my word, I think there's another large vegetable marrow sticking, at this moment, on the broken glass bottles at the top of the wall |
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