Bogs synonyms

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swamps
A piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or periodically covered with water, characterized by growths of shrubs and trees; marsh; bog
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sloughs
A borough of southeast England, a residential and industrial suburb of London.
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mires
Deep slimy soil or mud.
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quagmires
Land with a soft muddy surface.
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morasses
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
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marshes
An area of low-lying wetland in which the level of water is generally shallow and often fluctuating. The water may be either standing or slow-moving. The water in a marsh is also more or less neutral or alkaline, in contrast to the water in a bog, which is acidic. The environment of a marsh is in general well-oxygenated and nutrient-rich and allows a great variety of organisms to flourish. In contrast to a swamp, in which there is an abundance of woody plants, the plants in a marsh are mostly herbaceous. Reeds and rushes dominate the vegetation of marshes.
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fen
A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline.
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lowlands
Area which is lower than surrounding areas.
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swamplands
(Countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
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drys (related)
(Rare) Dry land
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bog (related)
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soligenous (related)
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peatbogs (related)
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Bogs Sentence Examples

  • It is a small, twiggy, resinous fragrant shrub found on bogs and moors in the British Islands, and widely distributed in the north temperate zone.

  • The peculiar form of tussocky grass which prevails in the Pamirs is the characteristic feature of the Tibetan Chang-t'ang of the Tsaidam plains and of the bogs north-east of Lhasa.

  • It is remarkable that all the insectivorous plants agree in inhabiting damp heaths, bogs, marshes and similar situations where water is abundant, but where they are not brought into contact with the plenteous supply of inorganic nitrogenous food as are the roots of terrestrial plants.

  • But the bogs are not confined to the plain.

  • Despite disturbance from cutting, the lowland bogs are important for breeding waders lapwing, snipe and curlew have been recorded.

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