bog (n)
peat bog (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 17
def wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
def has poorer drainage than a swamp
def soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
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Hypernym wetland
Derivationally related form bog → boggy
Hyponym mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack; slough
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Derivationally related form boggy → bog
Hypernym mire, quagmire, quag, morass, slack; slough
Hyponym wetland

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