Main Entry:

¹moss

Pronunciation:

\ˈmȯs\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old English mos; akin to Old High German mos moss, Latin muscus

Date:

before 12th century

1chiefly Scottish : bog, swamp ; especially : a peat bog2 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 growth3: a mossy covering

— moss·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective