noun Download 🔗Share Any 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). Examples : "Mosses covered the damp forest floor like a soft, green carpet. " plant biology nature environment organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind or species of such plants. Examples : "Example Sentence: "While hiking in the forest, we saw many different mosses growing on the rocks and tree trunks." " plant nature biology environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure. Examples : "Irish moss" plant biology nature environment organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bog; a fen. Examples : "the mosses of the Scottish border" environment geography place nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To become covered with moss. Examples : "An oak whose boughs were mossed with age." environment nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cover (something) with moss. Examples : "The gardener carefully mosses the exposed roots of the new bonsai tree to help retain moisture. " environment nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading