moss
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /mɒs/
enpr: môs
ipa: /mɔs/
enpr: mäs
ipa: /mɑs/
rhymes: -ɒs
rhymes: -ɔːs
Forms: form: mosses
Etymology: From Middle English mos, from Old English mos (“bog, marsh, moss”), from Proto-West Germanic *mos (“marsh, moss”), from Proto-Germanic *musą (“marsh, moss”), from Proto-Indo-European *mews- (“moss”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Moas (“moss”), West Frisian moas (“moss”), Dutch mos (“moss”), German Low German Moss (“moss”), German Moos (which shows the same polysemy of "moss" and "bog, fen"), Danish mos (“moss”), Swedish mossa (“moss”), Icelandic mosi (“moss”), Latin muscus (“moss”), Russian мох (mox, “moss”), Polish mech. Doublet of mousse.
Senses: hypernyms: bryophyte
glosses: 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).
glosses: A kind or species of such plants.
examples: text: Spanish moss
text: Irish moss
text: club moss
glosses: Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
examples: text: the mosses of the Scottish border
text: Loynton Moss
glosses: A bog; a fen.
examples: Bro, that moss was insane!
topics: American-football
ball-games
football
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.
Derived terms: taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: American moss
english: Bryozoa
translation: Bryozoa
word: animal moss
word: apple moss
taxonomic: Bartramia spp.
word: apple-moss
taxonomic: Cladonia rangiferina
word: arctic moss
word: a rolling stone gathers no moss
word: Ashton Moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia recurvata
word: ball moss
taxonomic: Schistidium apocarpum et al
word: beard moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum juniperinum
word: bear moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum juniperinum
word: besom moss
taxonomic: Selaginella lepidophylla
word: bird's-nest moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: black moss
english: Spirogyra spp, Cladophora spp.
translation: Spirogyra spp, Cladophora spp.
word: blanket moss
taxonomic: Mayaca plant
word: bog moss
word: bristle moss
taxonomic: Dicranum scoparium
word: broom moss
english: now Parmotrema perlatum
translation: now Parmotrema perlatum
taxonomic: Parmelia perlata
word: Canary moss
taxonomic: Cladonia rangiferina
word: caribou moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: carrageen moss
taxonomic: Ceratophyllum demersum
word: cedar moss
taxonomic: Ceratodon spp.
word: ceratodon moss
taxonomic: Gracilaria lichenoides
word: Ceylon moss
taxonomic: Cladonia spp.
word: chalice moss
taxonomic: Cladonia spp.
word: chin-cough moss
taxonomic: Vesicularia montagnei
word: Christmas moss
word: club moss
word: club-moss
english: Lycopodiaceae
translation: Lycopodiaceae
word: club-foot moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum commune
word: common moss
taxonomic: Nertera granadensis
word: coral moss
taxonomic: Funaria spp.
word: cord moss
taxonomic: Ditrichum cornubicum
word: Cornish path moss
taxonomic: Alsidium helminthochorton
word: Corsican moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: crape moss
word: cup moss
taxonomic: Cladonia spp.
word: cup-moss
alt: Hypnum cupressiforme; Lycopodium alpinum
word: cypress moss
taxonomic: Elodea spp.
word: ditch moss
taxonomic: Eriophorum vaginatum
word: draw moss
taxonomic: Potamogeton pectinatus
word: duck moss
word: dung moss
taxonomic: Rocella tinctoria
word: dyer's moss
word: elf-cap moss
word: enmoss
word: fairy moss
alt: Hyphnum spp. et al
word: feather moss
taxonomic: Thuidium spp.
word: fern moss
english: Hymenostomum
translation: Hymenostomum
word: film moss
taxonomic: Ceratodon purpureus
word: fire moss
taxonomic: Lycopodium selago
word: fir moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: Florida moss
taxonomic: Sedum pulchellum
word: flowering moss (Pyxidanthera barbulata; Portulaca grandiflora(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace Template:taxlink with Template:taxfmt if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.);
word: fountain apple moss
english: Fontinalis spp.; Philonotis fontana
translation: Fontinalis spp.; Philonotis fontana
word: fountain moss
taxonomic: Dawsonia spp.
word: giant moss
taxonomic: Sedum acre
word: gold moss
taxonomic: Sedum acre
word: golden moss
taxonomic: Calliergon richardsonii
word: gold spoon moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: granite moss
english: Tillandsia usneoides; Usnea spp.
translation: Tillandsia usneoides; Usnea spp.
word: gray moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum juniperinum
word: haircap moss
word: hair moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum spp.
word: hairy moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: hanging moss
taxonomic: Schistidium apocarpum et al
word: head moss
taxonomic: Polytrichum spp.
word: heath-moss
word: hoary fringe moss
taxonomic: Asplenium septentrionale
word: horned moss
word: house moss
taxonomic: Cetraria islandica
word: Iceland moss
word: idle-moss
taxonomic: Timmia megapolitana
word: Indian feather moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: Irish moss
taxonomic: Umbilicaria grisea
word: Jaffna moss
taxonomic: Vesicularia dubyana
word: Java moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: long moss
taxonomic: Schistostega osmundacea
word: luminous moss
alt: esp. Pulmonaria officinalis
word: lung moss
taxonomic: Fissidens adianthoides
word: maidenhair moss
word: miner's moss
word: miners moss
word: miners' moss
word: moss-agate
word: moss agate
word: moss animal
english: Bryozoa
translation: Bryozoa
word: moss animalcule
word: moss-backed
word: mossbacked
word: mossy-backed
word: moss-back
word: mossback
word: moss-bag
word: moss-bank
word: Moss Bank
word: moss-basket
taxonomic: Micropterus salmoides
word: moss bass
taxonomic: Bombus muscorum
word: moss bee
word: moss berry
taxonomic: Empetrum nigrum
word: mossberry)
taxonomic: Botaurinae spp.
word: mossbluiter
word: moss-box
word: moss bug
taxonomic: Cassiope hypnoides
word: moss bush
taxonomic: Silene acaulis
word: moss campion
word: moss carder
taxonomic: Bombus muscorum
word: moss-carder bee
alt: Anthus pratensis; Emberiza schoeniclus
word: moss-cheeper
taxonomic: Mielichhoferia spp.
word: moss-copper
english: Bryozoa
translation: Bryozoa
word: moss coral
taxonomic: Argentina anserina
alt: syn. Potentilla anserina
word: moss corn
alt: Loxorhynchus crispatus
word: moss crab
word: moss crêpe
alt: Eriophorum vaginatum; Eriophorum polystachion; Argentina anserina, syn. Potentilla anserina; Eleocharis palustris, syn. Scirpus caespitosus
word: moss crop
word: moss-draped
taxonomic: Anas platyrhynchos
word: moss duck
word: moss-earth
word: mossed
word: mossen
word: mosser
word: mossery
english: Polypodium
translation: Polypodium
word: moss fern
word: moss-fiber
word: moss-fibre
word: moss-flow
word: moss forest
english: Rhacophoridae
translation: Rhacophoridae
word: moss frog
word: mossful
english: now Clavulinopsis corniculata
translation: now Clavulinopsis corniculata
taxonomic: Clavaria muscoides
word: moss gold
word: moss green
word: moss-grown
word: mossgrown
word: moss-hagger
word: moss-hag
word: moss-hagg
word: moss hair
word: moss-head
word: moss horn
word: moss-house
word: mossify
word: mossland
word: moss lawn
word: mossless
word: mosslike
word: moss-litter
word: moss-locust
taxonomic: Robinia hispida
word: moss locust
word: moss mite
word: moss-oak
word: moss opal
word: moss-peat
taxonomic: Phlox subulata
word: moss phlox
word: moss piglet
taxonomic: Phlox subulata
word: moss pink
taxonomic: Cassiope hypnoides
word: mossplant
english: Bryozoa
translation: Bryozoa
word: moss-polyp
word: moss-rake
word: moss-reeve
taxonomic: Portulaca grandiflora
word: moss rose
taxonomic: Juncus squarrosus
word: moss-rush
word: moss saxifrage
word: moss-seat
word: moss-starch
word: moss stitch
word: moss-tenant
word: moss-trooper
word: mosstroopery
word: moss-trooping
taxonomic: Genista anglica
word: moss whin
taxonomic: Salix musca
word: moss willow
word: moss-wood
word: moss-work
word: mossy
taxonomic: Sphagnum spp.
word: muskeag moss
taxonomic: Evernia prunastri
word: oak moss
word: old moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: pearl moss
taxonomic: Sphagnum spp.
word: peat moss
english: Polytrichum
translation: Polytrichum
word: pigeon-wheat moss
word: pine-moss
word: pixie moss
word: plume moss (Hypnum crista-castrensis
taxonomic: Ceratodon purpureus
word: purple horn toothed moss
taxonomic: Selaginella uncinata
word: rainbow moss
taxonomic: Cladonia rangiferina
word: reindeer moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: rock moss
alt: Portulacca grandiflora
word: rose moss
taxonomic: Rhynchostegium rotundifolium
word: round-leaved feather-moss
taxonomic: Chondrus crispus
word: salt rock moss
taxonomic: Jungermanniales spp.
word: scale-moss
taxonomic: Gracilaria spp.
word: sea moss
word: silk moss
taxonomic: Lycopodium clavatum
word: snake moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: southern moss
taxonomic: Tillandsia usneoides
word: Spanish moss
english: Selaginellaceae
translation: Selaginellaceae
word: spike moss
english: Andreaeales
translation: Andreaeales
word: split moss
taxonomic: Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
word: springy turf moss
alt: Rhytidiadelphys squarrosus
word: square goose-neck moss
word: staghorn moss
taxonomic: Lycopodium clavatum
word: stag's horn moss
word: stairstep moss
taxonomic: Mnium spp.
word: starry thyme-moss
taxonomic: Mnium spp.
word: stellar calcareous moss
alt: Portulacca grandiflora
word: sun moss
taxonomic: Sphagnum spp.
word: swamp moss
taxonomic: Peltigera apthosa
word: thrush moss
english: esp. Climacium
translation: esp. Climacium
word: tree moss
taxonomic: Physcomitrium turbinatum
word: Turk's-cap moss
word: unmossed
english: Physcomitrium
translation: Physcomitrium
word: urn moss
alt: Gyrophora muring
word: velvet moss
word: wall moss
word: wall screw-moss
taxonomic: Timmia megapolitana
word: warrior moss
taxonomic: Fontinalis spp.
word: water moss
english: Leucobryum
translation: Leucobryum
word: white moss
english: Hypnaceae, possibly Taxiphyllum barbieri
translation: Hypnaceae, possibly Taxiphyllum barbieri
word: willow moss
taxonomic: Letharia vulpina
word: wolf's moss
word: woolly fringe moss
taxonomic: Alsidium helminthochorton
word: worm moss