noun
moss
MAWSS/mɔːs/
A small flowerless plant that grows in soft green mats.
The moss forms a dense green mat with tiny raised capsules.
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.
In context
these a true moss is a plant with no root stems leaves and reproduces by spores
More examples
- Several mosses grow on the shaded stones.
- Soft moss covered the fallen log.
- A patch of moss brightened the damp wall.
Forms
moss · mosses