Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
marsh elder EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun any of various composite plants of the genus Iva, as I. frutescens, that grow in salt marshes. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of marsh elder First recorded in 1745–55 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for marsh elder Historical Examples of marsh elder
The marsh-elder bushes mostly are restricted to the mounds of earth dug from the ditches.
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima
Glen E. Woolfenden
The pair that nested in the western portion of the island fed along the sand fill or along the bases of the marsh-elder.
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima
Glen E. Woolfenden
The female crawled about in a marsh-elder bush seemingly testing the various forks in the branches for size.
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima
Glen E. Woolfenden
These were nests built in marsh-elder bushes where the grass stems were held upright by the branches of the bushes.
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima
Glen E. Woolfenden
Four nests were supported by marsh-elder bushes, three of which were dead.
Comparative Breeding Behavior of Ammospiza caudacuta and A. maritima
Glen E. Woolfenden
British Dictionary definitions for marsh elder marsh elder noun any of several North American shrubs of the genus Iva, growing in salt marshes: family Asteraceae (composites)Compare elder 2 Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
