marsh
marsh · noun
Definitions
noun
- 1.
An area of low-lying land that is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, typically remaining waterlogged at all times; a wetland dominated by grasses and reeds.
- 2.
(as modifier) Relating to or characteristic of marshes.
Forms
plural: marshes
Phrases & expressions
- •marsh gas — methane produced by decaying organic matter in wetlands
- •marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant found in wetlands
- •salt marsh — coastal wetland flooded by saltwater
Related words
Etymology
From Old English mersc or merisc ("marsh, swamp"), from Proto-Germanic mariskaz. Related to mere (lake) and Dutch moeras.