uliginous
American
[yoo-lij-uh-nuhs]
/ yuˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /
Also
uliginose
adjective
Botany.
Etymology
Origin of uliginous
1570–80; < Latin ūlīginōsus full of moisture, wet, equivalent to ūlīgin- (stem of ūlīgō ) moisture + -ōsus -ous
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