Marrow vs Yarrow - What's the difference?
marrow | yarrow |
(lb) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
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*:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
(lb) A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
*1847 , Sir (Robert Hermann Schomburgk), "Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados", Bentley's Miscellany , Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, p.37:
*:The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow , were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
The essence; the best part.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:It takes from our achievements/ The pith and marrow of our attribute.
*(Thomas Tusser) (1524-1580)
*:Chopping and changing I cannot commend, / With thief or his marrow , for fear of ill end.
(Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
(Scotland) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea , used in traditional herbal medicine
As nouns the difference between marrow and yarrow
is that marrow is (lb) the substance inside bones which produces blood cells or marrow can be (geordie|informal) a friend, pal, buddy, mate while yarrow is any of several pungent eurasian and north american herbs, of the genus achillea , used in traditional herbal medicine or yarrow can be (uk) the green woodpecker, picus viridis .marrow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) mary, marow, marowe, , Icelandic (m), and also Russian ("brain").Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* bone marrow * marrowboneEtymology 2
From (etyl) margr.Alternative forms
* marraNoun
(en noun)- Cheers marrow !