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noun
Low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog.
synonym: swamp.
is a specific kind of: wetland.
is a broader term that covers: slough.
instances of which are: Everglades | Okefenokee Swamp.
derivation: drench, swamp | boggy, marshy, miry, mucky, muddy, quaggy, sloppy, sloughy, soggy, squashy, swampy, waterlogged.
Dutch: broek, moeras
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