[ev-er-gleyd] 
| a tract of low, swampy land, esp. in southern Florida, characterized by clumps of tall grass and numerous branching waterways. |
| ev·er·glade (ěv'ər-glād') n. A tract of marshland, usually under water and covered in places with tall grass. [After the Everglades.] |
ərˌgleɪd