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vegetable marrow

veg·e·ta·ble mar·row
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- mar-oh]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- ˈmær oʊ/
    • /ˈvedʒtəbl ˈmær.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vej-tuh-buh l, vej-i-tuh- mar-oh]
    • /ˈvɛdʒ tə bəl, ˈvɛdʒ ɪ tə- ˈmær oʊ/

Definitions of vegetable marrow words

  • noun vegetable marrow any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini. 1
  • noun vegetable marrow a cucurbitaceous plant, Cucurbita pepo, probably native to America but widely cultivated for its oblong green striped fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable 0
  • noun vegetable marrow the fruit of this plant 0
  • noun vegetable marrow any of various large, elongated, smooth-skinned, meaty varieties of summer squash 0
  • noun vegetable marrow the flesh of any of these 0
See all 5 definitions of vegetable marrow

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Origin of vegetable marrow

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Vegetable marrow

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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vegetable marrow popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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