slough

nouns

necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

gangrene, slough, sphacelus

a hollow filled with mud

slough

is derived from

sloughy

is a type of (narrower)

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

bog, peat bog

a stagnant swamp (especially as part of a bayou)

slough

is a type of (narrower)

low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

swamp, swampland

any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

slough

is a type of (narrower)

a natural object that covers or envelops

"under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

cover, covering, natural covering

verbs

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

"our dog sheds every Spring"

exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

is derived from

sloughing