mossy
mossy
Definition
mossy (môs′ē)
adjective moss′i·er, moss′i·est
- full of or covered with moss or a mosslike growth
- as if covered with moss
- like moss
moss′i·ness noun
mossy
Synonyms
mossy
modif.
mossy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- saxifrage: The vascular plant component is always poor, but richer communities support opposite-leaved golden saxifrage and mossy saxifrage.
- trunk: Here among the mossy green tree trunks And russet fallen leaves of the oaks, My heart is quiet.
- fiber: Some of the better characterized include: Increased synaptic connectivity is a common feature, perhaps most famously in mossy fiber sprouting.
- log: He hopped up the trail to a mossy log on the bend, then flew off.
- forest: A male was watched for a number of minutes in the wet, mossy forest behind the lodges of Ghora Tabela.
- bank: A lover finds his mistress asleep on a mossy bank; he wishes to catch a glimpse of her fair face without waking her.
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