2
a
: any of a class (Musci) of bryophytic plants characterized by a gametophyte having a small leafy often tufted stem bearing sex organs at its tip
also
: a clump or sward of these plants
b
: any of various plants resembling moss in appearance or habit of growth
3
: a mossy covering
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Noun
Moss covered the fallen logs.
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In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
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Noun
In Wright Square, the moss, which dangles from most of Savannah’s oak trees, mysteriously stopped growing after a woman was hanged there, in 1735.
—John Von Sothen, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
Trees, ferns, and moss grew so thick that in many places the sun rarely touched the ground.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to flourish in an otherwise inhospitable place.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
The figurines are wrapped in an earthy faux moss flocking and measure up to 5.5 inches tall.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Moss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moss. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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moss
noun1
: any of a class (Musci) of bryophytic plants having a small leafy often tufted stem bearing sex organs at its tip see sphagnum
2
: any of various plants resembling mosses in appearance or habit of growth see club moss, iceland moss, irish moss
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