BOG

Bog

A bog is a mire that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material—often mosses, and in a majority of cases, sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, quagmire and muskeg; alkaline mires are called fens. They are frequently covered in ericaceous shrubs rooted in the sphagnum moss and peat. The gradual accumulation of decayed plant material in a bog functions as a carbon sink.

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bog

Noun

  1. An expanse of marshland.
  2. A toilet.
  3. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.

Verb

  1. To become (figuratively or literally) mired or stuck.
  2. To make a mess of something.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To go away.


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