often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
California native of the week: California native sea lavender (Limonium californicum) or Western marsh rosemary, is a tough perennial found in coastal marshes from Oregon to Baja California and thus requires regular water to grow to its full potential.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
Paddle the marshes for wildlife sightings, sail on the open waters, cast a line off the pier, bike along more than 20 miles of oak-canopied paths (or on the packed sand), and peruse the collection of boutiques in Pier Village.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
California native of the week: California native sea lavender (Limonium californicum) or Western marsh rosemary, is a tough perennial found in coastal marshes from Oregon to Baja California and thus requires regular water to grow to its full potential.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 22 Mar. 2025
Paddle the marshes for wildlife sightings, sail on the open waters, cast a line off the pier, bike along more than 20 miles of oak-canopied paths (or on the packed sand), and peruse the collection of boutiques in Pier Village.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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