Marsh Elder (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Marsh-elder thrives in salt marshes where it forms large patches, spreading out along its branching rhizome.
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- Marsh-elder is unique with its coarse features and big clusters of small, greenish color flowers and in close growths known to thrive for ages on moisture enriched soil, like salty banks.