muckland
Noun
Land whose soil is primarily composed of humus from drained swampland, used for growing certain crops such as onions and carrots.
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Abundant and of universal distribution in all kinds of situations except muckland.
Pump-drained mucklands (organic soils) to produce crops like cabbage, lettuce, onions, and carrots are likely to still retain wetland hydrology.
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Basilio’s picaresque journey began on an onion farm in Canastota in central New York’s muckland, one of 10 children of Italian immigrants.
Word forms
mucklands