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officinalis)
common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in
medicine as a demulcent. -- Marsh marigold.
(Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Marsh
pennywort (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous
genus Hydrocotyle; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in
wet places; -- called also water pennywort. --
Marsh quail (Zoöl.), the meadow
lark. -- Marsh rosemary (Bot.), a
plant of the genus Statice (S. Limonium), common in
salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes
used in medicine. Called also sea lavender. --
Marsh samphire (Bot.), a plant
(Salicornia herbacea) found along seacoasts. See
Glasswort. -- Marsh St. John's-wort
(Bot.), an American herb (Elodes Virginica) with
small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. --
Marsh tea. (Bot.). Same as Labrador
tea. -- Marsh trefoil. (Bot.)
Same as Buckbean. -- Marsh wren
(Zoöl.

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