marshland.

Wet land dominated by marsh vegetation, commonly grasses, reeds, or other nonwoody plants.

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Words that belong together

• coastal marshland
• a tract of marshland

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Coastal marshland separated the road from the open water.

A tract of marshland replaced the fields shown on the older map.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Usually uncountable; plural marshlands for distinct regions. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.