Monday Word: Paludal

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

paludal [puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl]

adjective

1. of or relating to marshes
2. produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.

examples

1. Unfortunately the investigations undertaken for this end have for a long time been fruitless, for the preconceived paludal theory has led investigators to occupy themselves exclusively with the inferior organisms inhabiting marshes. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Various.
2. The paludal deposits of Sarawak occur in large basin swamps and in small interior valleys that have developed in mostly near coastal areas in relatively recent times (Murtedza et al., 2002). Development of tropical lowland peat forest phasic community zonations in the Kota Samarahan-Asajaya area, West Sarawak, Malaysia

origins

Latin palud-, palus marsh; akin to Sanskrit palvala pond

Comments

[smoothbores]

Thank you.

[full_metal_ox]

Thank you for a new vocabulary word applicable to a lot of my present geographical surroundings, and for the bonus Wildlife and Scenery Porn (my guess would be a Great Blue Heron amidst reeds and mangroves.)

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Yes, I am a fan of adjectives like that. We have a heron at the man-made lake near me and so pretty especially in flight.

[yarnandglue]

Ooh, I live by a marsh so I'll have to remember this word!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Very cool! Glad to introduce it to you!