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Moss
see synonyms of mossNoun
1. moss
tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Moss
see synonyms of mossnoun
1. Also called: mossplant
any bryophyte of the phylum Bryophyta, typically growing in dense mats on trees, rocks, moist ground, etc
See also peat moss2.
a clump or growth of any of these plants
3.
any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as club moss, Spanish moss, Ceylon moss, rose moss, and reindeer moss
4. Scottish and Northern England
a peat bog or marsh
noun
1.
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2.
Sir Stirling. born 1929, English racing driver
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Moss
see synonyms of moss noun
1.
a.
any of various classes (esp. Bryopsida) of very small, green bryophytes having stems with leaflike structures and growing in velvety clusters on rocks, trees, moist ground, etc.
b.
a growth of these
2.
any of various similar plants, as some lichens, algae, etc.
verb transitive
3.
to cover with a growth of moss
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Moss
see synonyms of mossn.
1.
a. Any of various green, usually small, nonvascular plants of the division Bryophyta, having leaflike structures arranged around the stem and spores borne in a capsule.
b. A patch or covering of such plants.
2. Any of various other unrelated plants having a similar appearance or manner of growth, such as Irish moss, Spanish moss, and the club mosses.
tr.v. mossed, moss·ing, moss·es
To cover with moss.
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