SPHAGNUM
\sfˈaɡnəm], \sfˈaɡnəm], \s_f_ˈa_ɡ_n_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.
By Oddity Software
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A class of plants within the Bryophyta comprising the mosses, which are found in both damp (including freshwater) and drier situations. Mosses possess erect or prostrate leafless stems, which give rise to leafless stalks bearing capsules. Spores formed in the capsules are released and grow to produce new plants. (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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sfag'num, n. a genus of mosses--peat or bog-moss, belonging to the order Sphagnaceæ.--ns. SPHAGNOL'OGIST, one who has studied the foregoing; SPHAGNOL'OGY, the study of the same.--adj. SPHAG'NOUS. [Gr. sphagnos, moss.]
By Thomas Davidson
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