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The Adobe Flash Player is required in order to view this content. You can get it here: sphagnumOne entry found. Main Entry: sphag·num Pronunciation: \ˈsfag-nəm\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sphagnos, a moss, from Greek Date: 1741 1 : any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat 
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