uliginous
[ yoo-lij-uh-nuhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
growing in swamps or muddy places.
Origin of uliginous
11570–80; <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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