black moss (English, noun)
expansion: black moss (usually uncountable, plural black mosses)
Senses:
glosses: Any of numerous species of dark-coloured mosses (Bryophyta), possibly species of the genera Grimmia, Andreaea, Syntrichia, Cinclidotus.
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use as stuffing and decoration.
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Nostoc flagelliforme (fat choy), a terrestrial cyanobacterium eaten in Chinese cuisine.
tags: uncountable
usually
glosses: Bryoria fremontii (wila), a lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
tags: US
uncountable
usually
Forms:
form: black mosses
tags: plural