1syllable
moss
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Definitions ofmoss
1noun
- 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).
- A kind or species of such plants.
- Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
Example: "Irish moss"
- A bog; a fen.
Example: "the mosses of the Scottish border"
1verb
- To become covered with moss.
Example: "An oak whose boughs were mossed with age."
- To cover (something) with moss.
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