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BOG MOSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
Synonyms:
bog moss; peat moss; sphagnum; sphagnum moss
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bog moss" is a kind of...):
moss (tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants)
Holonyms ("bog moss" is a member of...):
genus Sphagnum (a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water)