cienega
- noun
- /siˈɛnəɡə/
- Specialized
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ciénaga
- The restoration project helped revive the cienega, improving the local ecosystem.
Examples
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How valuable is the Sonoran Joint Venture to restoring that cienega and other desert habitats?" The joint ventures are funding some of the most important conservation work," says Carlos Valdes, a Sonoran Institute senior program manager.
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The cienega is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including birds and amphibians.
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The beaches have a great diversity of habitats: cattail beds, low-lying flooded cienegas, dunes, dry deciduous forests in the interior, and lagoon-fringing mangrove forests.
Academic text (1993) -
During our hike, we discovered a cienega filled with vibrant plants and clear water.
Synonyms
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An area of land that is always or sometimes wet and has water plants and animals
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A wet area where the ground stays wet and small trees like willows grow
A wet low area like a swamp where plants grow
How Wet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cienega comes from the Spanish ciénaga, which means 'marsh', and that word comes from an old Latin word caenum meaning 'mud'. So, a cienega is a muddy, spring-fed wetland — a green, water-filled spot in a dry area.