noun🔗ShareAny of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci)."The old oak tree in the park was covered with a thick layer of moss. "plantbiologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kind or species of such plants."The damp forest floor was covered with a thick moss. "plantbiologynatureorganismenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure."Irish moss"plantbiologyorganismnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bog; a fen."the mosses of the Scottish border"environmentgeographynatureareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become covered with moss."An oak whose boughs were mossed with age."environmentbiologyplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover (something) with moss."The old stone wall was mossing over, turning a greenish-grey color. "environmentnatureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
