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Etymology · Late Latin

*plaxus

2 English words descend from Late Latin *plaxus, most common first.

plashA small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle; (uncountable) marshy land; mire.
pleachTo unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash.