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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Relating to a system of inland freshwater wetlands, such as marshes, swamps, and lake shores, characterized by the presence of trees, shrubs, and emergent vegetation.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as paludal.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Of, pertaining to, or thriving in marshy habitats.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin palūster, palūstr-, marshy (from palūs, marsh; see pelə- in Indo-European roots) + –ine.]

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  • Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy.

    December 10, 2008