palustral
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Palustral — Pa*lus tral, a. [L. paluster, ustris.] Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palustral — pa·lus·tral … English syllables
palustral — pəˈləstrəl adjective Etymology: Latin palustris (from palud , palus marsh) + English al more at paludal : paludous … Useful english dictionary
palustrian — palustral / usˈtrəl/, palusˈtrian or palusˈtrine / trīn/ adjective 1. Of marshes 2. Inhabiting marshes • • • Main Entry: ↑paludal … Useful english dictionary
Tigris-Euphrates river system — ▪ river system, Asia Introduction great river system of Southwest Asia, comprising the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which have their sources within 50 miles (80 km) of each other in eastern Turkey and travel southeast through northern Syria and… … Universalium
paludal — adjective /pəˈluːdəl/ pertaining to marshes, marshy, palustral, especially designating a plants habitat , 1936: Omega Froid running out through the Gulf Stream into the paludal bed of the Sargasso Sea, running through the marsupials and the… … Wiktionary
palustrine — pəˈləstrə̇n adjective Etymology: Latin palustris + English ine : living or thriving in a marshy environment palustrine plants : being or made up of marsh a palustrine habitat * * * palustral / usˈtrəl/, palusˈtrian or … Useful english dictionary
pa|lus|tral — «puh LUHS truhl», adjective. of or having to do with marshes; found in or inhabiting marshes; paludal: »In these palustral homes we only croak and wither (Manchester Guardian). ╂[< Latin paluster, tris (< pālus marsh) + English al1] … Useful english dictionary
