Marsh

marsh, n. A tract of low, wet land, at times covered with water; a fen; swamp; mora . [AS. mersc, for merisc, or is, full of pools, mere, a pool, mere, q. v.]— Marsh'y, a. Like, pert, to, or produced in, etc.; wet; boggy; fennv. — Marsh'-har rier. n. A species of harrier (bird) frequenting marshes and preying upon mice, etc.; moor buzzard. — -maMow. n. A plant common in marshes near the sea-shore.