turfeira — meaning in English

English meaning

• bog noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
• fen noun A low-lying wetland fed by groundwater, typically less acidic than a bog.

Senses

turfeira 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.)
• fen A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

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.

fen — full definition

1. noun A low-lying wetland fed by groundwater, typically less acidic than a bog.
2. noun A swamp or marsh in general.

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