pocosin

or po·co·son, po·co·sen

[ puh-koh-suhn, poh-kuh-suhn ]

nounSoutheastern U.S.
  1. a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.

Origin of pocosin

1
An Americanism dating back to 1625–35; probably < an unattested form in a southern Eastern Algonquian language

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