MARSH MARIGOLD
Marsh mar"i*gold
Defn: . (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris),
growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the
United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. See
Cowslip.
MARSHY
Marsh"y, a. Etym: [E. Marsh.]
1. Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.
2. Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed. Dryden.
MARSIPOBRANCH
Mar"si*po*branch`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Marsipobranchia.
MARSIPOBRANCHIA
Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii.
MARSUPIAL
Mar*su"pi*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. marsupial.]