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moss

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

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\-ˌlīk\ adjective

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