Sphagnum

[sfægnәm]

Definition

(noun.) any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat.

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Definition

(n.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.

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Definition

n. a genus of mosses—peat or bog-moss belonging to the order Sphagnace.—ns. Sphagnol′ogist one who has studied the foregoing; Sphagnol′ogy the study of the same.—adj. Sphag′nous.

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