Definition of Bottomland

1. Noun. Low-lying alluvial land near a river.

Exact synonyms: Bottom
Generic synonyms: Ground, Land, Soil

Definition of Bottomland

1. Noun. Flat land along a river, lying few feet above normal high water, often consisting of alluvial deposits and naturally fertile. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bottomland

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Medical Definition of Bottomland

1. Lowlands along streams and rivers, usually on alluvial floodplains, that are periodically flooded. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bottomland

bottom rot
bottom rot fungus
bottom round
bottom sheet
bottom the house
bottome
bottomed
bottomedness
bottomer
bottomers
bottomfeeder
bottomfeeders
bottomfeeding
bottoming
bottoming cycle
bottomland (current term)
bottomlands
bottomless
bottomless pit
bottomless pits
bottomlessly
bottomlessness
bottommost
bottomness
bottomonia
bottomonium
bottomoniums
bottomries
bottomry
bottoms

Literary usage of Bottomland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Integrating Social Science & Ecosystem Management: A National Challenge by Linda Caldwell, Shela Mou (1999)
"Key words: Ecosystem management, adaptive management, bottomland hardwoods, Delphi, silviculture. Introduction Two-thirds of the annual losses of wetlands ..."

2. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"INTRODUCTION Many of the southern bottomland hardwood forests are in poor condition as the result of past high-grading practices. ..."

3. Monitoring Bird Populations by Point Counts edited by C. John Ralph, John R. Sauer, Sam Droege (1998)
"This paper examines sample size requirements for point count surveys in bottomland hardwood forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV). ..."

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