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- Middle English · inherited fromsaltmarsh
- English todaysalt marsh
From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt + marsh.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt + marsh.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.