uliginous

[ yoo-lij-uh-nuh s ]
/ yuˈlɪdʒ ə nəs /

adjective Botany.

growing in swamps or muddy places.
Also u·lig·i·nose [yoo-lij-uh-nohs] /yuˈlɪdʒ əˌnoʊs/.

Origin of uliginous

1570–80; < Latin ūlīginōsus full of moisture, wet, equivalent to ūlīgin- (stem of ūlīgō) moisture + -ōsus -ous

Words nearby uliginous