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
ulexite,
uleåborg,
ulf,
ulfilas,
ulhasnagar,
uliginous,
ullage,
ullage rocket,
ullswater,
ulluco,
ulm