moss

B1
Pronunciation
/mɑs/
/mɒs/
/mɔs/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).

2 Definition

A kind or species of such plants.

3 Definition

Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.

Example Sentences
  • Irish moss
4 Definition

A bog; a fen.

Example Sentences
  • the mosses of the Scottish border
Verb
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

To become covered with moss.

Example Sentences
  • An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.
2 Definition

To cover (something) with moss.