| Pronunciation: | | 'sfagnum
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat |
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SPHAGNUM is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | bog moss, peat moss, sphagnum moss |
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| | See Also: | | genus Sphagnum, moss |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]
(Bot.)
A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with
red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss;
peat moss.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | - A piece of turf cut for use as a fuel.
- A mass of partially carbonized plant tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants and esp. of mosses of the genus Sphagnum, widely found in many parts of the world, varying in consistency from a turf to a slime used as a fertilizer, as stable litter, as a fuel, and for making charcoal.
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