uliginous

[ yoo-lij-uh-nuhs ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. growing in swamps or muddy places.

Origin of uliginous

1
1570–80; <Latin ūlīginōsus full of moisture, wet, equivalent to ūlīgin- (stem of ūlīgō) moisture + -ōsus-ous
  • Also u·lig·i·nose [yoo-lij-uh-nohs]. /yuˈlɪdʒ əˌnoʊs/.

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