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vegetable marrow
noun
- any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
vegetable marrow
noun
- a cucurbitaceous plant, Cucurbita pepo, probably native to America but widely cultivated for its oblong green striped fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable
- Also calledUSmarrow squash the fruit of this plant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vegetable marrow1
First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences
Vegetable marrow is a type of summer squash and may be prepared for the table by any of the recipes for summer squash.
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Perceiving that she desired me to have the vegetable marrow, I allowed her to take me out into the garden to get it.
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Scoop the seeds from one large vegetable marrow, fill with the mixture, and bake for one hour.
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By common consent, Miss Amy had always been presented with the largest vegetable marrow that Riff could produce.
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Am I like a vegetable marrow, grown in your garden, that you want to feel me all round to see how soft I am?
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