Pocosin

Origin

From an unknown word, perhaps related to Abenaki pôgwaso ("very shallow").

Alternative forms

• pocoson, pocosen, poquoson

Full definition of pocosin

Noun

1. (US) A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland or Virginia; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils.

Derived terms

• short pocosin, tall pocosin