saltwater marsh

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• marsh — marshlike, adj. /mahrsh/, n. a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes. [bef. 900; ME mershe, OE mer(i)sc (c. G Marsch). See MERE2, ISH1; cf.… …   Universalium

• Marsh — /mahrsh/, n. 1. Dame (Edith) Ngaio /nuy oh/, 1899 1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels. 2. Reginald, 1898 1954, U.S. painter and illustrator. * * * I Freshwater or marine wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and …   Universalium

• marsh — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ coastal, salt, saltwater, tidal ▪ freshwater ▪ grazing (BrE) VERB + MARSH ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• saltwater — adj. Saltwater is used with these nouns: ↑fish, ↑fishing, ↑marsh, ↑pool …   Collocations dictionary

• marsh — a type of wetland that does not accumulate appreciable peat deposits and is dominated by herbaceous vegetation. Marshes may be either fresh water or saltwater and tidal or non tidal …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Holly Marsh — is a small saltwater marshland in Mashpee, Massachusetts on the shores of Popponesset Bay, Cape Cod.The marsh starts at Daniel s Island (a peninsula) and extends down both both the mainland side and the Popponesset Island side of the Popponesset… …   Wikipedia

• salt marsh — saltwater wetlands characterised by Spartina grasses or by halophytic vegetation and often nursery areas for fishes. Loss of marshes have great impacts on commercial fisheries. Usually dissected by a network of channels and having a productivity… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• salt marsh — noun low lying wet land that is frequently flooded with saltwater • Hypernyms: ↑marsh, ↑marshland, ↑fen, ↑fenland * * * noun Etymology: Middle English saltmersh, from salt + mersh marsh more at marsh …   Useful english dictionary

• Booterstown marsh — Nature Reserve is located in Booterstown, County Dublin between the coastal railway line and the Rock Road . It is a salt marsh with brackish water, covering an area of approximately 4.3 ha. It was fed with freshwater from Trimleston stream , and …   Wikipedia

• Mandora Marsh — Great Sandy Desert IBRA bioregion in red Mandora Marsh, also known as Mandora Salt Marsh, is a complex and diverse wetland system in Western Australia close to Eighty Mile Beach, and included in the Eighty Mile Beach Ramsar Site. It lies at the… …   Wikipedia

• salt marsh — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms salt marsh : singular salt marsh plural salt marshes a flat area of land that is frequently covered with saltwater …   English dictionary