Moss Definition

môs, mŏs
mosses
noun
Any of various classes (esp. Bryopsida) of very small, green bryophytes having stems with leaflike structures and growing in velvety clusters on rocks, trees, moist ground, etc.
Webster's New World
A patch or covering of such plants.
American Heritage
A growth of these.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar plants, as some lichens and algae.
Webster's New World
(computing) Acronym of MIME Object Security Services.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To cover with a growth of moss.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​.

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Other Word Forms of Moss

Noun

Singular:
moss
Plural:
mosses

Origin of Moss

  • Middle English from Old English mos bog and from Medieval Latin mossa moss (of Germanic origin)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Moss Sentence Examples

  • The man with eyes the color of the moss in his room materialized from the shadows.

  • Here, too, grows Spanish moss, used by upholsterers.

  • They are microscopical in size and live in damp moss or water.

  • The water moved silently over moss and lichen covered slabs of rocks, forming small pools in the low spots.

  • The latter raises the moss and bark gently with his knife in search of insects; the former lays open logs to their core with his axe, and moss and bark fly far and wide.

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Words Starting With

MMOMOS

Words Ending With

SSSOSS

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Words Starting With M and Ending With S

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