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mosses

The correct spelling is mosses.

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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. 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. 2.A kind or species of such plants.
  3. 3.Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
  4. 4.A bog; a fen.

verb

  1. 1.To become covered with moss.
  2. 2.To cover (something) with moss.

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