raised bog

English

Noun

raised bog (plural raised bogs)

1. A type of bog in which the center is higher than the edges, resulting in ombrotrophic, acidic, wet habitat that is poor in mineral salts.

Synonyms

• ombrotrophic bog

Translations

Translations

• Danish: højmose (da)
• Dutch: hoogveen (nl)
• Estonian: raba (et), kõrgsoo
• Finnish: keidassuo (fi), kohosuo (fi), kermikeidas
• German: Regenmoore, Hochmoore (de)
• Norwegian: nedbørsmyr, ombrogen myr, ombrotrof myr
• Polish: torfowisko wysokie (pl)
• Swedish: mosse (sv)