[wet-land] 
| Often, wetlands. land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog. |
| wet·land (wět'lānd') n. A lowland area, such as a marsh or swamp, that is saturated with moisture, especially when regarded as the natural habitat of wildlife: a program to preserve our state's wetlands. |
wetland
terrestrial ecosystem characterized by poor drainage and the consequent presence most or all of the time of sluggishly moving or standing water saturating the soil. Wetlands are usually classified, according to soil and plant life, as bog, marsh, or swamp (qq.v.). Because wetlands occur at the interface of a body of water and the land, they are examples of boundary ecosystems.
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