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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
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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.
Perceiving that she desired me to have the vegetable marrow, I allowed her to take me out into the garden to get it.
Scoop the seeds from one large vegetable marrow, fill with the mixture, and bake for one hour.
By common consent, Miss Amy had always been presented with the largest vegetable marrow that Riff could produce.
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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