wetland
English Thesaurus
1. a low area where the land is saturated with water (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | ground, land, soil, |
| definition | : | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | bog, peat bog, |
| definition | : | wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | fen, fenland, marsh, marshland, |
| definition | : | low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | swamp, swampland, |
| definition | : | low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog (noun.object) |
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