palustrine

Scientific

/ pə-lŭs′trēn /

Relating to a system of inland, nontidal wetlands characterized by the presence of trees, shrubs, and emergent vegetation (vegetation that is rooted below water but grows above the surface). Palustrine wetlands range from permanently saturated or flooded land (as in marshes, swamps, and lake shores) to land that is wet only seasonally (as in vernal pools).
Compare lacustrine marine riverine

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See swamp. marshal, v. arrange, range. marsh gas. firedamp. marsh grass. sedge. marshy, a. boggy, fenny, swampy, sloughy, palustrine, paludine. mart, n. market, emporium. martial, a. military. martinet, n. disciplinarian. marvel, n. wonder, prodigy; amazement. marvel, v. wonder. marvelous, a. wonderful, amazing, stupendous, astonishing. masculine, a. male; manly, virile, manful.

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