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Raremosses
The correct spelling is mosses.
How to pronounce mosses
noun
IPA: /ˈmɑsəs/
Say it like: Mos-ses
The correct spelling is mosses. Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly divisio… For example: "Irish moss"
Usage Examples
“Irish moss”
“the mosses of the Scottish border”
“An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
- 2.A kind or species of such plants.
- 3.Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
- 4.A bog; a fen.
verb
- 1.To become covered with moss.
- 2.To cover (something) with moss.
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