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peat moss definition

peat moss

  1. any moss which forms peat, esp. sphagnum
  2. any peat composed of residues of mosses, used chiefly as mulch
  3. Brit., Dialectal a peat bog

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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