torbiera — meaning in English

English meaning

• bog noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.

Senses

torbiera is used for these senses in English:

• bog (wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
• peat bog A bog in which the soil is formed from peat.

bog — full definition

1. noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
2. verb To become stuck or unable to make progress, often in the phrase "bog down."
3. noun British informal: a toilet.

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