marshland
Soggy, reedy ground
Marshland is low-lying wetland characterized by grasses, reeds, and waterlogged soil.
The term often appears in discussions of coastal ecosystems, wildlife habitats, and flood control: Miles of marshland stretched toward the horizon.
Marshlands serve as natural buffers against storm surges and provide breeding grounds for waterfowl and fish.
Hollow-stemmed marsh plants
- cattailsTall wetland reed
- bulrushesTall wetland sedges
- sedgesGrasslike wetland plants
- rushesMoves very quickly
sawgrass · cordgrass · papyrus · horsetail · sphagnum · peat moss · mangroves · willows
Waterlogged land with vegetation
mire · slough · bayou · peatland · fenland · bogland · muskeg · floodplain
Saturated with liquid
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- soddenSaturated with liquid
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- brackishMildly salty water
freshwater · tidal · stagnant · flooded · submerged · drainage · water table · seepage
Wading waterbirds with long necks
- egretsWhite wading birds
- bitternsStocky, solitary marsh herons
- ducksWaterfowl or evades
- geesePlural of goose
swans · rails · coots · cranes · ibises · kingfishers · frogs · toads
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- breeding groundPlace where something proliferates
spawning · nursery · filtration · carbon sink · endangered species · protected area
reeds
Hollow-stemmed marsh plants
rushes · sawgrass · cordgrass · papyrus · horsetail · sphagnum · peat moss · mangroves · willows · cypress
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
quagmire · mire · slough · bayou · peatland · fenland · bogland · muskeg · floodplain · delta
waterlogged
Saturated with liquid
brackish · freshwater · tidal · stagnant · flooded · submerged · drainage · water table · seepage · inundation
herons
Wading waterbirds with long necks
geese · swans · rails · coots · cranes · ibises · kingfishers · frogs · toads · newts
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
breeding ground · spawning · nursery · filtration · carbon sink · endangered species · protected area
- land typespark, croplands, reserve, rangelands, forest
- coastal lowlandscoastal plains, lowlands, flatlands, tidewater, coastal wetlands
- AcadiaAcadians, Port Royal, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, deportees
- Cameron ParishCameron, Creole
- WesermarschBerne, dikes
- European natureAlps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, Balkans, Mediterranean
marshlandbedrock
Solid stone underground
solid ground · firm ground · rocky terrain · hardpan · terra firma
marshlandfarmland
Agricultural terrain
arable land · cropland · urban area · cleared land · pastureland