pocosin
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9.9
A wet, sandy place with deep, rotting plant soil that grows special plants in the southeastern United States
- noun
- /ˈpoʊkəˌsɪn/
- Specialized
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pocosin
Examples
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As for refuges not allowing roads, why did the Alligator River NWR and Pocosin Lakes?
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The pocosin is home to diverse wildlife, making it an important ecosystem in the southeastern United States.
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In the pocosin, the unique mixture of peat and vegetation creates a habitat unlike any other wetland.
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The conservation efforts have successfully restored several pocosins, allowing native plants to thrive once more.
Synonyms
wetland
vspocosin
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3.5
An area of land that is always or sometimes wet and has water plants and animals
is narrower meaning a type with acidic sandy peat soil in the southeastern US
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pocosin comes from an Algonquian Native American word meaning something like 'swamp' or 'swamp on a hill'. So today a pocosin is a special kind of wet 'swamp' with thick peat soil, found in the southeastern United States.