A habitat that consists of waterlogged spongy ground. Common vegetation are sedges and sphagnum moss. Bogs are common in Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia.

c. 1500, from Gaelic and Irish bogach "bog," from adjective bog "soft, moist," from PIE *bhugh-, from root *bheugh- "to bend" (see bow (v.)). Bog-trotter applied to the w [..]

"to sink (something or someone) in a bog," c. 1600, from bog (n.). Intransitive use from c. 1800. Related: Bogged; bogging.

wetland of soft ground made mostly of decaying plant matter.

wetland of soft ground mostly made of partially decayed plant matter called peat. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

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wetland ecosystem

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 bog down: cause to slow down or get stuck; & [..]

wet, marshy ground

waterlogged, spongy ground forming in cooler, high-rainfall areas. Only smaller plants are able to grow and their decomposition is very slow leading to peat soil formation. Often found in upland areas [..]

Danish word for "book."

A type of wetland characterized by peat or accumulated deposits of dead plant matter.

Bogs, denotes burdens under whose weight you feel that endeavors to rise are useless. Illness and other worries may oppress you. See Swamp.   

Noun. A toilet. [1800s]

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Peat-accumulating acidic wetland.

(v) cause to slow down or get stuck(v) get stuck while doing something(n) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut an [..]

Wetland that has no significant inflows or outflows, supports acidophilic mosses, particularly Sphagnum and in which peat is accumulating. Similar to: fen, marsh, pocosin, swamp, and wetland.

(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 ot [..]

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a wetland area rich in accumulated plant material and with acidic soils surrounding a body of open water. Bogs have a flora dominated by sedges, heaths, and sphagnum.

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Wet spongy ground consisting of decaying vegetation, which retains stagnant water, too soft to bear the weight of any heavy body. An extreme case of swamp or morass.

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a permanently wet area that gets water only from precipitation. Bogs usually lack drainage and are characterized by a high content of organic matter, extreme acidity and low fertility. boreal :: typic [..]

Peat-accumulating wetlands that trap precipitation as their only water source. They typically have acidic soils and water and often contain sphagnum mosses. Bogs are common in the north and rare in so [..]

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 are [..]

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 [..]

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 o [..]

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 [..]

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One of the main types of wetland ecosystems that accumulates dead plants and is typically

A type of wetland that has poorly drained acidic peat-soil dominated by sedges and sphagnum moss.

a type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. They depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant matter with a conspicuous mat or l [..]

type of wetland ecosystem characterized by wet, spongy, poorly drained peaty soil

A type of wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water and nutrient source (i.e. they are ombrotrophic

a poorly drained freshwater wetland that is characterized by a build-up of peat.

(Originally,_|Irish|_|&|_|Scottish) An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft for walking; a marsh or swamp. *, ''Poems'': *: ...Chassand [..]

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An infertile, acidic, unproductive wetland that develops in cool but wet climates. Compare with fen.