marsh

marsh

noun, often attributive \ˈmärsh\

Definition of MARSH

: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (as grasses or cattails)

Examples of MARSH

1. a wide expanse of marsh
2. <the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals>

Origin of MARSH

Middle English mersh, from Old English merisc, mersc; akin to Middle Dutch mersch marsh, Old English mere sea, pool — more at marine

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MARSH

Synonyms: bog, fen, swamp, marshland, mire, moor, morass, muskeg, slough (also slew or slue), swampland, wash, wetland

Related Words: swale; quagmire; guck (or gook), muck, mud, ooze, slime, slop, sludge, slush

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Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

Rhymes with MARSH

harsh