English Explanatory Dictionary

vernal pool

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A temporary pool that occurs seasonally in places with poor drainage, often with the onset of spring rains.

Word forms

vernal pool vernal pools

Etymology

From vernal (“occurring in spring”) + pool.

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