bottomland
noun
bot·tom·land
ˈbä-təm-ˌland 
: low-lying land along a watercourse
—often used in plural
the fertile bottomlands
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There is quite a large area of bottomland forest and marshlands year round.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
Tennessee residents will be able to choose Red Milkweed - a native perennial found in swamps, river bottomlands and wet meadows - and Common Milkweed - another native perennial found in fields, open woods and roadsides, though less than 100,000 seed packets remain for each variety.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
Crews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
Tennessee residents will be able to choose Red Milkweed - a native perennial found in swamps, river bottomlands and wet meadows - and Common Milkweed - another native perennial found in fields, open woods and roadsides, though less than 100,000 seed packets remain for each variety.
—Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2024
Crews have been scattering millions of seeds of native plants to restore vegetation on 2,200 acres of reservoir bottomlands that were underwater for generations.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Congaree National Park, South Carolina Congaree National Park is home to the largest intact expanse of old-growth bottomland hardwood forest in the southeastern U.S.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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bottomland
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bot·tom·land
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