marrow vs papilla

marrow

noun
  • The pith of certain plants. 

  • The inner meaning or purpose. 

  • Bone marrow biopsy. 

  • The essence; the best part. 

  • The substance inside bones which produces blood cells. 

  • A friend, pal, buddy, mate. 

  • A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash. 

papilla

noun
  • A small fleshy projection on a plant. 

  • Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds. 

  • A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth. 

  • Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles. 

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