marsh Definition

a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)

Dame (Edith) Ngaio 1899—1982 New Zealand writer

any of a genus (Iva) of coarse shrubby composite plants of moist areas in eastern and central North America

methane

northern harrier

any of various American rails

bittern

a swamp herb (Caltha palustris) of the buttercup family that occurs in Europe and North America and has bright yellow flowers —called also cowslip, kingcup

any of several North American herbs (genus Sabatia, especially S. stellaris) of the gentian family with usually white or rose-pink, cymose flowers —called also sea pink

flat land subject to overflow by salt water

a pink-flowered European perennial herb (Althaea officinalis) of the mallow family that is naturalized in the eastern U.S. and has flowers, leaves, and roots used in herbal remedies

a sweet white confection usually in the form of a spread or small spongy cylindrical pieces now usually made from corn syrup, sugar, albumen, and gelatin but formerly from the marshmallow's root; also : one of these spongy pieces