pocosin
/pəˈkoʊsən/
pocosin noun: a low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
Noun
pocosin (plural pocosins)
- A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
- One has to go down "on all fours" to get below the dense tangle of vegetation. Each step in the soft peat is uncertain. The reward is a pocosin community full of wildflowers.2001, Richard Dwight Porcher, Douglas Alan Rayner, A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, page 95
Forms of pocosin
| plural | pocosins |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pocoson |
| alternative form | pocosen |
| alternative form | poquoson |
Origin of pocosin
From an unknown Algonquian word, sometimes suggested to be one meaning "opening out" (the widening of a river, related to Ojibwe baakisin (“it is left open”)), or "swamp on a hill". Alternatively, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso (“very shallow”).
Words formed from pocosin
Questions about pocosin
- What does pocosin mean?
- Pocosin means a low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
- What part of speech is pocosin?
- Pocosin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pocosin?
- Pocosin is pronounced /pəˈkoʊsən/.
- What is the plural of pocosin?
- The plural of pocosin is pocosins.
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