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"Section M, N, and O"

to the Boston marrow, an
ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and
to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and
having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. --
Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal
cord
, under Spinal.


Mar"row (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p.
Marrowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Marrowing.] To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to
glut.


Mar"row*bone` (?), n. A bone
containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as,
to get down on one's marrowbones, i. e., to
kneel.


Mar"row*fat (?), n. A rich but
late variety of pea.


Mar"row*ish, a. Of the nature of,
or like, marrow.


Mar"row*less, a. Destitute of
marrow.


Mar"row*y (?), a. Full of marrow;
pithy.


||Mar*ru"bi*um (?), n. [L.]
(Bot.) A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used
in medicine; hoarhound.


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