salt marsh
See also: saltmarsh
English
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Alternative forms
- saltmarsh (about twice as common as salt marsh in British English)
Noun
salt marsh (plural salt marshes)
- A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water.
Synonyms
Translations
marsh of saline water
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Derived terms
Further reading
salt marsh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia