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salt marsh

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
salt -marsh
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt + marsh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

salt marshes (plural) saltmarsh (alternative)

Phrases

salt-marsh caterpillar salt marsh elder salt-marsh hen salt marsh moth salt-marsh terrapin

Synonyms

salting

Questions

What does salt marsh mean?
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.
Where does salt marsh come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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