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moss
1[ maws, mos ]
noun
- any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- a growth of such plants.
- any of various similar plants, as Iceland moss or club moss.
- Chiefly Scot. and North England. a swamp or bog.
verb (used with object)
- to cover with a growth of moss:
to moss a crumbling wall.
Moss
2[ maws, mos ]
noun
- Howard, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright.
moss
1/ ɒ /
noun
- any bryophyte of the phylum Bryophyta , typically growing in dense mats on trees, rocks, moist ground, etc See also peat moss
- a clump or growth of any of these plants
- any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as club moss, Spanish moss, Ceylon moss, rose moss, and reindeer moss
- a peat bog or marsh
Moss
2/ ɒ /
noun
- MossKate1974MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: fashion model Kate . born 1974, British supermodel.
- MossStirling1929MEnglishSPORT AND GAMES: racing driver Sir Stirling. born 1929, English racing driver
moss
/ ô /
- Any of various green, usually small nonvascular plants of the division Bryophyta. Mosses, unlike liverworts, have some tissues specialized for conducting water and nutrients. As in the other bryophytes, the diploid sporophyte grows on the haploid gametophyte generation, which supplies it with nutrients. Mosses often live in moist, shady areas and grow in clusters or mats. Sphagnum mosses play a crucial role in the ecology of peat bogs.
- See more at bryophyte
- Any of a number of plants that look like mosses but are not related to them. For instance, reindeer moss is a lichen, Irish moss is an alga, and Spanish moss is a bromeliad, a flowering plant.
Derived Forms
- ˈDz, adjective
- ˈDzԱ, noun
- ˈDzˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dzl adjective
- ܲ·Dz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of moss1
Idioms and Phrases
see rolling stone gathers no moss .Example Sentences
Some residents pointed out that it appeared to be covered in moss and is slippery.
Residents said that the slope appeared to be covered in moss and was slippery.
The music comes from massive speakers propped beside various street vendors: people selling clothes, books, cannabis, sea moss and more.
High in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Tony, a large, male spectacled bear, shelters from the midday heat beneath the shade of a century-old fig tree draped in Spanish moss.
The pair are inspired by the sonic sounds of this otherworldly land: swooping flocks of birds, squelchy moss, water drops drizzling down an ancient stone wall.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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