pocosin
pocosin · pocosins
A low, wooded swamp in Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the CarolinasA low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
/pəˈkoʊsən/
Meaning
1 senses(US)A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland, Virginia or the Carolinas; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.
Origin
From an unknown Algonquian word, sometimes suggested to be one meaning "opening out" (theFrom 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”).
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