muckland

plural mucklands

1. countableuncountableLand whose soil is primarily composed of humus from drained swampland, used for growing certain crops such as onions and carrots.

   Abundant and of universal distribution in all kinds of situations except muckland.

   1889, Samuel N. Rhoads, “Annotated list of land and fresh-water shells recently collected in the vicinity of Miami, Florida”, in Pamphlets on Biology: Kofoid collection

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   Pump-drained mucklands (organic soils) to produce crops like cabbage, lettuce, onions, and carrots are likely to still retain wetland hydrology.

   1999, Ralph W. Tiner, Wetland Indicators: A Guide to Wetland Identification, Delineation, Classification, and Mapping

   Basilio’s picaresque journey began on an onion farm in Canastota in central New York’s muckland, one of 10 children of Italian immigrants.

   2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “A Champion at 80: Basilio’s Only Fight Now Is With Age”, in New York Times