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marsh Definition:
- A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species. Marshes can often be found at the edges of lakes and streams, where they form a transition between the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. They are often dominated by grasses, rushes or reeds. If woody plants are present they tend to be low-growing shrubs. This form of vegetation is what differentiates marshes from other types of wetland such as swamps, which are dominated by trees, and mires, which are wetlands that have accumulated deposits of acidic peat.
| Marsh (n.) A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water |
| Marsh marigold () A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. See Cowslip. |
| marsh wren a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes |
| long-billed marsh wren / Cistothorus palustris American wren that inhabits tall reed beds |
| sedge wren short-billed marsh wren / Cistothorus platensis small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows |
| marsh harrier / Circus Aeruginosus Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions |
| marsh hawk / northern harrier / hen harrier / Circus cyaneus common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
| gallinule / marsh hen water hen swamphen any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens |
| American coot / marsh hen mud hen / water hen Fulica americana a coot found in North America |
| marsh hare / swamp rabbit Sylvilagus palustris a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida |
| swamp buggy / marsh buggy an amphibious vehicle typically having four-wheel drive and a raised body |
| marsh / marshland / fen / fenland low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation, usually is a transition zone between land and water, "thousands of acres of marshland", "the fens of eastern England" |
marsh Synonyme:
| marsh bog cesspool cloaca cloaca maxima drain dump fen garbage dump marshland mire morass quag quagmire septic tank sewer sink slough sump swamp swampland |
| marshal ADC Abbot of Unreason CO G-man Lord of Misrule MC MP OD accouple accumulate adduce advance agglutinate aide aide-de-camp align allege allocate allot amass apportion arrange array articulate assemble associate attend bailiff band beadle beagle bond bound bailiff bracket bridge bridge over brigadier brigadier general bring forward bring on bring to bear captain catchpole cement chain chaperon chicken colonel chief of police chief of staff clap together clear for action clear the decks collect collocate colonel combine commandant commander commander in chief commanding officer commissioned officer commissioner company officer compose comprise concatenate conduct conglobulate conjoin conjugate connect constable convoy cool off copulate couple cover cure deal deal out deploy deputy deputy sheriff detective dispose distribute dress embrace emcee encompass escort esquire exec executive officer fed federal field marshal field officer first lieutenant five-star general fix fix up flic form four-star general gather gendarme general general officer generalissimo get ready glue government man grade guard guide harmonize hierarchize include inspector jemadar join junior officer knot lay out lay together lead league lictor lieutenant lieutenant colonel lieutenant general line line up link lump together mace-bearer major major general make arrangements make preparations make ready marechal marry mass master of ceremonies merge methodize mobilize mounted policeman muster narc normalize offer officer one-star general order orderly officer organize pacify pair parcel out patrolman peace officer piece together place plan plead police captain police commissioner police constable police inspector police matron police officer police sergeant policeman policewoman portreeve prearrange prep prepare pres |
| marshy boggish boggy damp dampish dank dewy fenny humid marish mirish miry moist moorish moory muddy muggy paludal paludous poachy quaggy quagmiry rainy roric roriferous spouty sticky swampish swampy tacky uliginous undried wet wettish |