• (n.) A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/everglade/
Ev`er·glade noun A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. [ U. S.] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/77