Muskeg

//ˈmʌskɛɡ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce. Canada, countable, uncountable

    "Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs."

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boglandmarshland

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"Here, in a decaying cluster of buildings, the Winnipeg train turns gratefully back to the south and hurries to leave behind it the anonymous tangle of forests and muskegs."

Etymology

From Cree ᒪᐢᑫᐠ (maskek).

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