n. In botany, the medulla, or central cylinder, composed of typical parenchymatous tissue, which occupies the center of the stems of dicotyledonous plants.n. In. anatomy: The spinal cord or marrow; the medulla spinalis.n. The central or medullary core of a hair.n. Strength; vigor; force.n. Energy; concentrated force; closeness and vigor of thought and style.n. Condensed substance or matter; quintessence.n. Weight; moment; importance.To introduce an instrument into the cranial or spinal cavity of (an animal, as a frog), and destroy the cerebrospinal axis or a part of it.n. The soft interior portion of the shaft of a feather.