'Marsh' definitions:
Definition of 'marsh'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: marsh, marshland, fen, fenland]
noun
United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: Marsh, Reginald Marsh]
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New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn: Marsh, Ngaio Marsh]
Definition of 'Marsh'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'marsh'
From: Moby Thesaurus
Words containing 'Marsh'
- Marsh asphodel,
- Marsh cinquefoil,
- Marsh elder,
- Marsh gas,
- Marsh gillyflower,
- Marsh grass,
- Marsh harrier,
- Marsh hawk,
- Marsh hen,
- Marsh mallow,
- Marsh marigold,
- Marsh pennywort,
- Marsh quail,
- Marsh rosemary,
- Marsh samphire,
- Marsh tea,
- Marsh tern,
- Marsh trefoil,
- Marsh wren,
- Salt marsh,
- White Marsh,
- marsh andromeda,
- marsh bellflower,
- marsh blackbird,
- marsh buggy,
- marsh clematis,
- marsh cranberry,
- marsh cress,
- marsh felwort,
- marsh fern,
- marsh gentian,
- marsh hare,
- marsh horsetail,
- marsh ichneumon,
- marsh milkweed,
- marsh orchid,
- marsh pea,
- marsh pink,
- marsh plant,
- ngaio marsh,
- reginald marsh,
- White Marsh, MD,
- burweed marsh elder,
- salt marsh mallow,
- Marsh five-finger,
- Salt-marsh caterpillar,
- Salt-marsh fleabane,
- Salt-marsh hen,
- Salt-marsh terrapin,
- perennial salt marsh aster,
- Marsh St John's-wort,
- annual salt-marsh aster,
- long-billed marsh wren,
- marsh st-john's wort,
- short-billed marsh wren