bottomland
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈbɑːtəmˌlænd/
- US
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tierra baja
- Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) are common on lower bottomlands of the Coastal Plain.
- bottomland trees
- bottomland forest
- bottomland hardwood
Examples
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Farmers rely on the rich soil found in bottomland to grow their crops.
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Animals thrive in the diverse ecosystems of the bottomland along the riverbank.
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I got a piece of bottomland across the River.
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As a result, a large percentage of bottomland area has been cleared for agriculture.
Academic text (2012) -
Many bottomland tree species reach their western range boundaries at the edge of the Coastal Plain.
Academic text (2012) -
Along its ever-widening route, the river is lined with magnificent bottomland forests.
Academic text (1998) -
In the Sulphur River Bottoms, the water spreads out for miles across the bottomland.
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As the valley's bottomlands became arid, the land could no longer support its inhabitants.
Academic text (1992) -
Heavy rainfall half the year causes our creeks and rivers to flood and spread over wide sections of densely thicketed and forested bottomland.
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Beyond the yard, row crops went for a mile across broad, flat bottomland—lettuce, chard, broccoli, onions.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
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5.8
Flat low land next to a river that often floods
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4.6
Low land next to a river that can flood
A low flat area beside a river that often floods
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bottomland comes from bottom ('lowest part') and land, meaning land in the low area beside a river. Think of the 'bottom' of a bowl where water and rich soil settle, which is why bottomland often floods and is very fertile.