Bog-moss
31moss — n. & v. n. 1 any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface of the ground, in bogs, on trees, stones, etc. 2 Sc. & N.Engl. a bog, esp. a peatbog. v.tr. cover with moss. Phrases and idioms: moss agate… …
32Moss Lake Bog — located in the town of Caneadea, New York, outside of Houghton, New York is a 83 acre (340,000 m2) glacial kettle lake which filled with melt water and rain. Over time, sphagnum moss has grown over the open water, turning it into an acidic bog.… …
33moss´like´ — moss «ms, mos», noun, verb. –n. 1. very small, soft, green or brown plants that grow close together like a carpet on the ground, on rocks, or on trees. There are various kinds, making up a class of plants. Mosses have small stems and numerous,… …
34moss — (n.) O.E. meos moss, related to mos bog, from P.Gmc. *musan (Cf. O.H.G. mios, Dan. mos, Ger. Moos), also in part from O.N. mosi moss, bog, and M.L. mossa moss, from the same Germanic source, from PIE *meus damp, with derivatives ref …
35Bog turtle — Conservation status …
36moss hagg — moss hag or moss hagg noun (Scot) A pit or slough in a bog • • • Main Entry: ↑moss …
37moss-flow — mossˈ flow noun (Scot) A watery bog • • • Main Entry: ↑moss …
38bog — [n] swamp fen, lowland, marsh, marshland, mire, morass, moss, peat, quag, quagmire, slough, sump, wetlands; concept 509 …
39moss — ► NOUN 1) a small flowerless green plant which grows in low carpets or rounded cushions in damp habitats and reproduces by means of spores. 2) Scottish & N. English a peat bog. DERIVATIVES mossy adjective. ORIGIN Old English …
40bog — bog1 boggish, adj. /bog, bawg/, n., v., bogged, bogging. n. 1. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. 2. an area or stretch of such ground. v.t., v.i. 3. to sink in or as if in a bog (often fol. by down): We… …
