Associations to the word «Bottomland»

Wiktionary

BOTTOMLAND, noun. Flat land along a river, lying few feet above normal high water, often consisting of alluvial deposits and naturally fertile.

Dictionary definition

BOTTOMLAND, noun. Low-lying alluvial land near a river.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats