DictionaryRoot: meos
Old English

meos

moss plant

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Dense leafy moss mat with spore capsules.
noun

moss

MAWSS/mɔːs/

A small flowerless plant that grows in soft green mats.

Etymology

Old English meos meant the moss plant, while the related mos meant 'bog.' The two senses fit its boggy habitat, but neither is known to be the original.

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