marsh marigold — n. a marsh plant (Caltha palustris) of the buttercup family, with bright yellow flowers and shiny, circular leaves, sometimes eaten as greens … English World dictionary
marsh — marshlike, adj. /mahrsh/, n. a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes. [bef. 900; ME mershe, OE mer(i)sc (c. G Marsch). See MERE2, ISH1; cf.… … Universalium
Marsh — /mahrsh/, n. 1. Dame (Edith) Ngaio /nuy oh/, 1899 1982, New Zealand writer of detective novels. 2. Reginald, 1898 1954, U.S. painter and illustrator. * * * I Freshwater or marine wetland ecosystem characterized by poorly drained mineral soils and … Universalium
marsh elder — noun any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America • Syn: ↑iva • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant •… … Useful english dictionary
marsh marigold — noun swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups • Syn: ↑kingcup, ↑meadow bright, ↑May blob, ↑cowslip, ↑water dragon, ↑Caltha palustris • Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
marsh pink — noun any of several pink flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury • Syn: ↑rose pink, ↑bitter floom, ↑American centaury, ↑Sabbatia stellaris, ↑Sabbatia Angularis • Hypernyms: ↑sabbatia * * * … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsh asphodel — 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]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsh cinquefoil — 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]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Marsh elder — 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]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
