Moss n Stirling. born 1929, English racing driver
bog moss
n another name for →
peat moss
Ceylon moss
n a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made
club moss
n any mosslike tracheophyte plant of the phylum Lycopodophyta, having erect or creeping stems covered with tiny overlapping leaves
Iceland moss
n a lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions and N Europe, with brownish edible fronds
Irish moss
n another name for →
carrageen
long moss
n another name for →
Spanish moss
moss
n
1 any bryophyte of the class Musci, typically growing in dense mats on trees, rocks, moist ground, etc.
See also →
peat moss
2 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 (Scot. and northern English) a peat bog or marsh
(Old English mos swamp; compare Middle Dutch, Old High German mos bog, Old Norse mosi; compare also Old Norse myrr mire)
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mosslike adj
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mossy adj
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mossiness n
moss agate
n a variety of chalcedony with dark greenish mossy markings, used as a gemstone
moss-grown
adj covered with moss
moss layer
n See →
layer →
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moss pink
n a North American plant, Phlox subulata, forming dense mosslike mats: cultivated for its pink, white, or lavender flowers: family Polemoniaceae, (Also called)
ground pink
moss rose
n a variety of rose, Rosa centifolia muscosa, that has a mossy stem and calyx and fragrant pink flowers
moss stitch
n a knitting stitch made up of alternate plain and purl stitches
peat moss
n any of various mosses, esp. sphagnum, that grow in wet places in dense masses and decay to form peat, (Also called)
bog moss See also →
sphagnum
reindeer moss
n any of various lichens of the genus Cladonia, esp. C. rangiferina, which occur in arctic and subarctic regions, providing food for reindeer
rose moss
n a low-growing portulacaceous plant, Portulaca grandiflora, native to Brazil but widely cultivated as a garden plant for its brightly coloured flowers
scale moss
n any of various leafy liverworts of the order Jungermanniales, which resemble mosses
Spanish moss
n
1 an epiphytic bromeliaceous plant, Tillandsia usneoides, growing in tropical and subtropical regions as long bluish-grey strands suspended from the branches of trees
2 a tropical lichen, Usnea longissima, growing as long trailing green threads from the branches of trees, (Also called)
long moss