Noun
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the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
"the gist of the prosecutor's argument"
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"
"the nub of the story"
- heart and soul - nitty gritty -
large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins
- vegetable marrow -
very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
- bone marrow -
any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
- marrow squash - vegetable marrow -
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
- bone marrow