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Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]

(Bot.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

sphagnum

noun

any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: sphagnum moss, peat moss, bog moss]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]

(Bot.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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