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Marsh - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Marsh : (noun)
1: 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:
marshland, fen, fenland]
2: United States painter (1898-1954) [syn: Marsh, Reginald
Marsh]
3: New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982) [syn: Marsh,
Ngaio Marsh]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.]
Marsh_asphodel_(Bot.),_a_plant_({Nartheeium_ossifragum">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">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">Marsh grass (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina) of coarse grasses
growing in marshes; -- called also cord grass. The tall
S. cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut very
young. The low S. juncea is a common component of salt
hay.
Marsh harrier (Zo["o]l.), a European hawk or harrier
({Circus [ae]ruginosus); -- called also marsh hawk,
moor hawk, moor buzzard, puttock.
Marsh hawk. (Zo["o]l.)
(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 (Zo["o]l.), a rail; esp., Rallus elegans of
fresh-water marshes, and R. longirostris of salt-water
marshes.
Marsh mallow (Bot.), a plant of the genus Alth[ae]a ( A.
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 (Zo["o]l.), the meadow lark.
Marsh rosemary (Bot.), a plant of the genus Statice ({S.
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">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 (Zo["o]l.), any species of small American wrens
of the genus Cistothorus, and allied genera. They
chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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