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

1 chiefly Scottish : bog, swamp; especially : a peat bog
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

— moss·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective