salt marsh

== English == === Alternative forms === saltmarsh === Etymology === From Middle English saltmarsh, saltmerssh, saltmersch, saltmerch, saltmersk, equivalent to salt +‎ marsh. === Pronunciation === === Noun === salt marsh (plural salt marshes) A marsh of saline water, found in the intertidal zone between land and sea, characterized by halophytic plants such as grasses and sedges adapted to periodic flooding with salt water. ==== Synonyms ==== salting ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === salt marsh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “salt marsh”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.