mɑ:ʃ n. 1 low
land flooded in
wet weather and usu.
watery at
all times. 2 (attrib.) of or inhabiting
marshland. ømarsh
fever malaria. marsh
gas methane. marsh-harrier a
European harrier,
Circus aeruginosus (see HARRIER(3)). marsh
mallow a shrubby
herbaceous plant, Althaea officinalis,
the roots of
which were formerly used to
make marshmallow. marsh
marigold a golden-flowered
ranunculaceous plant, Caltha palustris, growing in
moist meadows
etc.:
also called
KINGCUP. marsh tit a
grey tit, Parus palustris, inhabiting marshland. marsh
trefoil the
buckbean. øømarshy adj. (marshier, marshiest). marshiness n. [OE mer(i)sc f. WG]