hommock

/ˈhɑmək/
noun
  1. A small hill or mound of earth, often in a marshy or flat area.
    • During the hike, we rested on a hommock surrounded by tall reeds.
    • We climbed a grassy hommock to get a better view of the swamp.
    • The farmer's field was dotted with low hommocks where the ground was slightly higher.
  2. A clump or cluster of trees or vegetation, especially in a wetland or prairie.
    • Birds nested in the thick hommock of bushes at the edge of the marsh.
    • The alligator was spotted near a dense hommock of cypress trees.
    • We paddled our canoe toward a small hommock of palmettos for shade.
  3. A hummock or ridge of ice on a frozen body of water.
    • Seals often rest on a hommock of ice to avoid predators in the water.
    • The Arctic explorers had to navigate around a large hommock of ice.
    • Pressure from the ocean current created a jagged hommock on the frozen sea.
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