English Explanatory Dictionary

pocosin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.

Pronunciation

/pəˈkoʊsən/

Word forms

pocosin pocosins pocoson pocosen poquoson

Etymology

From an unknown Algonquian word, sometimes suggested to be one meaning "opening out" (the widening of a river, related to Ojibwe baakisin (“it is left open”)), or "swamp on a hill". Alternatively, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso (“very shallow”).

Derived words

short pocosin tall pocosin
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