palustral
/pəˈlʌstɹəl/
palustral adjective: pertaining to or located in marshes; marshy.
Adjective
palustral (comparative more palustral, superlative most palustral)
- Pertaining to or located in marshes; marshy.
- The insects are scant, skinny. / In these palustral homes we only / Croak and wither.1958, Sylvia Plath, Frog Autumn’
- Its archaic handsomeness, nemoral and chthonic, is the palustral involution of the vagina folded out and distended, cave become tower, as elegant a morphology as the spreading of the conifer leaf into oak and elm.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
- That requires a marshy habitat.
- Telebasis salva is found in shallow waters containing palustral vegetation.1956, Robert Leslie Usinger, Aquatic Insects of California, page 145
palustral meaning in Bengali
palustral in Bengali
- জলাভূমি সংক্রান্ত, জলাভূমিতে অবস্থিত, জলাময়
Synonyms of palustral
Forms of palustral
| comparative | more palustral |
|---|---|
| superlative | most palustral |
Origin of palustral
From Latin palustris, from palūs (“swamp”), -al.
Questions about palustral
- What does palustral mean?
- Palustral means pertaining to or located in marshes; marshy.
- What is palustral in Bengali?
- Palustral in Bengali is জলাভূমি সংক্রান্ত, জলাভূমিতে অবস্থিত, জলাময়. See Palustral meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is palustral?
- Palustral is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce palustral?
- Palustral is pronounced /pəˈlʌstɹəl/.
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