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bogs

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000858

Wetlands that accumulate appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-000858
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesUS Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsowetlands; lentic systems; bog soils; peatlands; bog plants
TranslationsSpanish: ciénagas
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000858",
  "term": "bogs",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Wetlands that accumulate appreciable peat deposits. Bogs depend primarily on precipitation for their water source, and are usually acidic and rich in plant residue with a conspicuous mat of living green moss.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "wetlands",
    "lentic systems",
    "bog soils",
    "peatlands",
    "bog plants"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "ciénagas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/bogs/"
}

Record 858 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.