ooibos

Meaning

a riparian forest

Concepts

riparian zone

floodplain

Synonyms

landouw

Translations

zona ribeirinha

zona ripariale

bande riparienne

Aue

vega

riva

🏦

zone riparienne

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoːi̯.bɔs/

Etymology

20th century coinage. Compound of Middle Dutch ooy (“ait, island, wetland”) + bos (“forest”), the former being derived from Proto-Germanic *awjō and identical to the toponym Ooij. Unrelated to modern ooi (“ewe”).