marrow vs courgette

courgette vs marrow

marrow and courgette both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
marrow	Yes	No	No	No
courgette	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, courgette is a hyponym of marrow; that is, courgette is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marrow:

marrow: any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
courgette: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

Other hyponyms of marrow include zucchini, cocozelle, Italian vegetable marrow.

marrow (noun)	courgette (noun)
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones	small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience	marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh

Difference between marrow and courgette

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