- sphagnum bog
- noun
: a bog containing sphagnum and usually other characteristic and acid-tolerant plants (as pitcher plants of the genus Sarracenia, sundews, or heaths) and tending to form deposits of peat
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sphagnum bog — samaninė pelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Pelkė, kurioje vyrauja samanos, retai auga nuskurdusios žemaūgės pušys, beržai. atitikmenys: angl. peat moss bog; sphagnum bog vok. Sphagnummoor, n; Torfmoosmoor, n; Weiβmoor, n … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sphagnum bog — /sfægnəm ˈbɒg/ (say sfagnuhm bog) noun a bog consisting mostly of sphagnum, which captures large quantities of water from heavy downpours and releases it slowly over a long period of time …
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Bog bean — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog blitter — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog bluiter — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog bumper — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog butter — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog earth — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bog jumper — bog og (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf. Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] [1913 Webster] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
