SWAMPLAND

swamp, swampland

(noun) low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

swampland (countable and uncountable, plural swamplands)

(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.

(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.

Source: Wiktionary



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25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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