marrow

Meaning

Noun

• The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
• A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
• The pith of certain plants.
• The essence; the best part.
• The inner meaning or purpose.
• Bone marrow biopsy.
• Semen.
• A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
• One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.

Origin

• From Middle English mary, marow, marwe, marowȝ, from Old English mearg, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą, *mazgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Compare West Frisian moarch, Dutch merg, German Mark, Swedish märg, Icelandic mergur, and also Russian мозг ("brain"), Persian مغز ("brain").
• From Old Norse margr.