marsh

 
Pronunciation: /mɑːʃ/

noun

  • an area of low-lying land which is flooded in wet seasons or at high tide, and typically remains waterlogged at all times: the marsh marigold loves damp fields, riverbanks, and marshes [mass noun]: patches of marsh [as modifier]: marsh plants

Origin:

Old English mer(i)sc (perhaps influenced by late Latin mariscus 'marsh'), of West Germanic origin