sphagnum : Idioms & Phrases


genus sphagnum

  • noun a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water
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sphagnum moss

  • noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
    sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss.
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