peat moss

1. Sphagnum.

2. Peat composed of moss, usually sphagnum.

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peat moss

(Plants) any of various mosses, esp sphagnum, that grow in wet places in dense masses and decay to form peat. Also called: bog moss See also sphagnum

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peat′ moss`

1. any moss, esp. of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.

2. such moss when dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed.

[1870–80; compare Middle English petemos (in place name) peat bog]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

peat moss - any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat

bog moss, sphagnum, sphagnum moss

moss - tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

genus Sphagnum - a large genus constituting the order Sphagnales: atypical mosses of temperate bogs with leaves that can hold much water

Translations

sphaigne

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