marsh
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noun, often attributive \ˈmärsh\Definition of MARSH
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (as grasses or cattails)
See Examples of MARSH
- a wide expanse of marsh
- <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
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biographical name \ˈmärsh\Definition of MARSH
Dame (Edith) Ngaio \ˈnī-(ˌ)ō\ 1899–1982 N.Z. writer
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noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Freshwater or marine wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and by plant life dominated by grasses. Fewer plant species grow in marshes than on well-watered but not waterlogged land; grasses, sedges, and reeds or rushes are most common. Commercially, rice is by far the most important freshwater marsh plant: it supplies a major portion of the world's grain. Salt marshes are formed on intertidal land by seawater flooding and draining, and salt-marsh grasses will not grow on permanently flooded flats. See also swamp.
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