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marsh
1[ mahrsh ]
noun
- a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
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Marsh
2[ mahrsh ]
noun
- Dame (Edith) Ngai·o [nahy, -oh], 1899–1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels.
- Reginald, 1898–1954, U.S. painter and illustrator.
marsh
1/ ɑːʃ /
noun
- low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc Compare swamp paludal
Marsh
2/ ɑːʃ /
noun
- Marsh(Edith) Ngaio18991981FNew ZealandWRITING: crime writer Dame ( Edith ) Ngaio (ˈnaɪəʊ). 1899–1981, New Zealand crime writer, living in Britain (from 1928). Her many detective novels include Final Curtain (1947) and Last Ditch (1977)
- MarshRodney (William)1947MAustralianSPORT AND GAMES: cricketer Rodney ( William ). born 1947, Australian cricketer: a wicketkeeper, he took 355 dismissals in 96 test matches (1970–84)
marsh
/ ä /
- An area of low-lying wetland in which the level of water is generally shallow and often fluctuating. The water may be either standing or slow-moving. The water in a marsh is also more or less neutral or alkaline, in contrast to the water in a bog, which is acidic. The environment of a marsh is in general well-oxygenated and nutrient-rich and allows a great variety of organisms to flourish. In contrast to a swamp, in which there is an abundance of woody plants, the plants in a marsh are mostly herbaceous. Reeds and rushes dominate the vegetation of marshes.
- See also salt marsh
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- ˈˌ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of marsh1
Old English merisc; related to German Marsch, Dutch marsk; related to mere ²
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When we launched our drone over land in north Kent, there were beautiful views across the River Medway and its marshes.
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They lurked in the misty, pitch-black marshes of the River Hull valley.
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Freshwater wetlands and tidal marshes had the highest tea mass remaining, indicating a greater potential for carbon storage in these ecosystems.
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Again, untreated effluent polluted the rivers and the local marsh rhyne drainage system.
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She says her favourite places to forage for wild food are along the canals and marshes in east London.
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