单词 | maple swamp |
释义 | > as lemmasmaple swamp maple swamp n. a swamp in which maple is the predominant tree. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > with trees carrc1440 pine swamp1635 cedar-swamp1637 maple swamp1667 bay-swamp1741 bay-gall1775 bay1795 taiga1888 1667 in Early Rec. Town of Providence (Rhode Island) (1894) V. 317 Standing on the west Side of a Maple Swampe. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 143 One species generally predominating in each soil has originated the descriptive names of..maple, ash and cedar swamps. 1855 Knickerbocker 46 225 Cutting hoop-poles in the maple swamps. 1935 Ecol. Monogr. 5 79 Most of the swamps in southern New England are characterized by the presence of red maple. While there were undoubtedly many maple swamps originally, it is probable that most of those at the present time represent a secondary condition. 1989 Nature Conservancy May 33/1 This red maple swamp grades into a shallow pond.] < as lemmas |
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