Look up: bog

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   Bog
   Bog is the name given to soft spongy land.
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   Bog
   Bog is slang for a lavatory.
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   Bog
   A type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss.
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   Bog
   (SMP) A wet, spongy, poorly drained area which is usually rich in very specialized plants, contains a high percentage of organic remnants and residues and frequently is associated with a spring, seepage area, or other subsurface water source. A bog sometimes represents the final stage of the natural processes of eutrophication by which lakes and other bodies of water are very slowly transformed into land areas.
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   bog
   [n] - wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation
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   Bog
   Characterised by the very wet conditions and the deep layer of peat on which the vegetation grows. Mosses from the genus Sphagnum are frequently the most dominant species. The soil conditions are always acidic, water saturated and nutrient-poor.
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   Bog
   Bog noun [ Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: confer Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.] 1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass. « Appalled with thoughts of bog , or caverned pit, Of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread. R. Jago. � ...
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   Bog
   Bog transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bogged ; present participle & verbal noun Bogging .] To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire. « At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the slough of Lochend. Sir W. Scott. »
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   bog
   A quagmire covered with grass or other plants, wet, spongy ground, a small marsh, plant community on wet, very acid peat. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    bog
    peat bog noun wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
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    Bog
    A `bog` is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. The term `peat bog` in common usage is not entirely redundant, although it would be proper to call these `sphagnum bogs` if the peat is composed mostly of acidophilic moss (peat moss or `Sphagnum` spp.). Lichens are a principal component of peat in the far north. Moisture is provided entirely by precipitation, and for this reason bog waters are acidic and te...
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    Bog
    • (n.) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass. • (v. t.) To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to sink and stick, as in mud and mire. • (n.) A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and grass, in a marsh or swamp.B...
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    bog
    (from the article `Slavic religion`) In a series of Belorussian songs a divine figure enters the homes of the peasants in four forms in order to bring them abundance. These forms are: ...
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    bog
    type of wetland ecosystem characterized by wet, spongy, poorly drained peaty soil. Bogs can be divided into three types: (1) typical bogs of cool ... [1 related articles]
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    Bog
    A habitat that consists of waterlogged spongy ground. Common vegetation are sedges and sphagnum moss. Bogs are common in Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia.
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    BOG
    An acidic wetland habitat with no natural surface water inlet or outlet, with an accumulation of Sphagnum moss.
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    bog
    bog, very old lake without inlet or outlet that becomes acid and is gradually overgrown with a characteristic vegetation (see swamp). Peat moss, or sphagnum, grows around the edge of the open water of a bog (peat is obtained from old bogs) and out on the surface. With its continued growth, the moss ...
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