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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marsh \marsh\, n. oe. mersch, as. mersc, fr. mere lake. see
mere pool, and cf. marish, morass.
a tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. written also
marish.
1913 webster
marsh asphodel bot., a plant nartheeium ossifragum
with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
flowers; -- called also bog asphodel.
marsh cinquefoil bot., a plant potentilla palustris
having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
marsh five-finger.
marsh elder. bot.
a the guelder-rose or cranberry tree viburnum opulus.
b in the united states, a composite shrub growing in salt
marshes iva frutescens.
marsh five-finger. bot. see marsh cinquefoil above.
marsh gas. chem. see under gas.
marsh grass bot., a genus spartina of coarse grasses
growing in marshes; -- called also cord grass. the tall
spartina cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut
very young. the low spartina juncea is a common
component of salt hay.
marsh harrier zool., a european hawk or harrier circus
aeruginosus; -- called also marsh hawk, moor hawk,
moor buzzard, puttock.
marsh hawk. zool.
a a hawk or harrier circus cyaneus, native of both
america and europe. the adults are bluish slate above,
with a white rump. called also hen harrier, and mouse
hawk.
b the marsh harrier.
marsh hen zool., a rail; esp., rallus elegans of
fresh-water marshes, and rallus longirostris of
salt-water marshes.
marsh mallow bot., a plant of the genus althaea
althaea officinalis common in marshes near the
seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a
demulcent.
marsh marigold. bot. see in the vocabulary.
marsh pennywort bot., any plant of the umbelliferous
genus hydrocotyle; low herbs with roundish leaves,
growing in wet places; -- called also water pennywort.
marsh quail zool., the meadow lark.
marsh rosemary bot., a plant of the genus statice
statice limonium, common in salt marshes. its root is
powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine.
called also sea lavender.
marsh samphire bot., a plant salicornia herbacea
found along seacoasts. see glasswort.
marsh st. john's-wort bot., an american herb elodes
virginica with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
flowers.
marsh tea. bot.. same as labrador tea.
marsh trefoil. bot. same as buckbean.
marsh wren zool., any species of small american wrens of
the genus cistothorus, and allied genera. they chiefly
inhabit salt marshes.
1913 webster
see also:
mere marish morass marish marsh asphodel nartheeium ossifragum
bog asphodel marsh cinquefoil potentilla palustris marsh elder viburnum opulus
iva frutescens marsh five-finger marsh gas gas marsh grass
spartina cord grass spartina cynosuroides spartina juncea marsh harrier
circus aeruginosus marsh hawk moor hawk moor buzzard puttock
marsh hawk circus cyaneus hen harrier mouse hawk marsh hen
rallus elegans rallus longirostris marsh mallow althaea althaea officinalis
marsh marigold marsh pennywort hydrocotyle water pennywort marsh quail
marsh rosemary statice statice limonium sea lavender marsh samphire
salicornia herbacea glasswort marsh st. john's-wort elodes virginica marsh tea
labrador tea marsh trefoil buckbean marsh wren cistothorus
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marish \mar"ish\ ma^r"i^sh, n. cf. f. marais, ll.
marascus. see marsh.
low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. archaic
--milton. --tennyson.
1913 webster
see also:
marsh
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
marish \mar"ish\, a.
1. moory; fenny; boggy. archaic
1913 webster
2. growing in marshes. "marish flowers." --tennyson.
1913 webster
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