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uliginous

American  
[yoo-lij-uh-nuhs] / juˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /
Also uliginose

adjective

Botany.
  1. growing in swamps or muddy places.


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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