Marsh

märsh, n. a tract of low wet land: a mora , swamp, or fen.— adj. pertaining to wet or boggy places.— ns. Marsh′-gas , fire-damp; Marsh′-harr′ier , a harrier of genus Circus frequenting marshes; Marsh′ine ; Marsh′-mall′ow , a species of mallow common in meadows and marshes; Marsh′-mar′igold , a genus of plants of the Ranunculus order, having large yellow flowers like those of a buttercup.— adj. Marsh′y , pertaining to, or produced in, marshes: abounding in marshes. [A.S. mersc , for mer-isc , as if 'mere-ish,' full of meres . Cf. mere , a pool.]