Vegetable-marrow
noun
1.
any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
vegetable marrow
noun
1.
a cucurbitaceous plant, Cucurbita pepo, probably native to America but widely cultivated for its oblong green striped fruit, which is eaten as a vegetable
2.
Also called (US) marrow squash. the fruit of this plant
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