Marish

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See
     {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]
     A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or
     wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also
     {marish}.]
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     {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})
        with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white
        flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.
  
     {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})
        having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;
        marsh five-finger.
  
     {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)
     (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).
     (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt
         marshes ({Iva frutescens}).
  
     {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).
        
  
     {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.
  
     {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses
        growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall
        {Spartina cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut
        very young. The low {Spartina juncea} is a common
        component of salt hay.
  
     {Marsh harrier} (Zool.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus
        aeruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk},
        {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.
  
     {Marsh hawk}. (Zool.)
     (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both
         America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,
         with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse
         hawk}.
     (b) The marsh harrier.
  
     {Marsh hen} (Zool.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of
        fresh-water marshes, and {Rallus longirostris} of
        salt-water marshes.
  
     {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Althaea} (
        {Althaea officinalis}) common in marshes near the
        seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a
        demulcent.
  
     {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
     {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
        genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,
        growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.
        
  
     {Marsh quail} (Zool.), the meadow lark.
  
     {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice}
        ({Statice Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is
        powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine.
        Called also {sea lavender}.
  
     {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})
        found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.
  
     {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes
        Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
        flowers.
  
     {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.
  
     {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.
  
     {Marsh wren} (Zool.), any species of small American wrens of
        the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly
        inhabit salt marshes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marish \Mar"ish\ (m[a^]r"[i^]sh), n. [Cf. F. marais, LL.
     marascus. See {Marsh}.]
     Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic]
     --Milton. --Tennyson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marish \Mar"ish\, a.
     1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]
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     2. Growing in marshes. "Marish flowers." --Tennyson.
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