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marrow fat

British  
/ ˈmærəʊˌfæt /

noun

  1. any of several varieties of pea plant that have large seeds

  2. the seed of such a plant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The combination approach centers on mesenchymal stromal cells, which are found in various tissues in the body, including bone marrow, fat tissue and umbilical cord blood.

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Their most popular item was a slow-cooked beef short rib brushed with rendered marrow fat.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022

The kitchen is steamy, and smells of marrow fat and stewing bones.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

A pole kat will remove the filling from a hens egg, without braking a hole in the shell, bigger than a marrow fat pea.

From The Complete Works of Josh Billings by Henry W. Shaw

A much finer grade of pemmican was made from the choicest parts of the buffalo with marrow fat.

From Blackfoot Lodge Tales The Story of a Prairie People by George Bird Grinnell

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