Meaning of muckland | Babel Free

Definitions

Land whose soil is primarily composed of humus from drained swampland, used for growing certain crops such as onions and carrots.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“Basilio’s picaresque journey began on an onion farm in Canastota in central New York’s muckland, one of 10 children of Italian immigrants.”

CEFR level