material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog