bottomland

/ˈbɑtəmlænd/
noun
  1. Low-lying land near a river or stream, often fertile and prone to flooding.
    • Developers wanted to build houses on the bottomland, but environmentalists protested.
    • After the flood, the bottomland was covered in a layer of nutrient-rich silt.
    • The farmer planted corn in the rich bottomland along the Mississippi River.
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