Bog-moss

  • 91peat moss — peat′ moss n. 1) pln any moss, esp. of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form 2) such moss when dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed • Etymology: 1870–80; cf. ME petemos (in place name) peat bog …

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  • 92Blanket bog — or Blanket Mire is an area of peatland, forming where there is a climate of high rainfall and a low level of evapotranspiration, allowing peat to develop not only in wet hollows but over large expanses of undulating ground. The blanketing of the… …

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  • 93sphagnum bog — samaninė pelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Pelkė, kurioje vyrauja samanos, retai auga nuskurdusios žemaūgės pušys, beržai. atitikmenys: angl. peat moss bog; sphagnum bog vok. Sphagnummoor, n; Torfmoosmoor, n; Weiβmoor, n …

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  • 94Flanders Moss — is an area of bogland in the Carse of Stirling in central Scotland.It lies between the villages of Thornhill to the north and Kippen to the south.Formerly passable with difficulty, using boardwalks, during the 18th century much drainage of the… …

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  • 95spike moss — any of numerous plants of the genus Selaginella, allied to and resembling the club mosses. * * * ▪ plant  any member of the plant genus Selaginella of the order Selaginellales with more than 700 species of mossy, in some cases fernlike,… …

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  • 96Cliburn Moss — is a National Nature Reserve (NNR) located northwest of the village is a of Cliburn, in the county of Cumbria, England. It contains a mixture of bog and heath, produced by a hollow in the glacial valley, and by the human activity of peat… …

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  • 97peat moss — n. 1. any moss which forms peat, esp. sphagnum 2. any peat composed of residues of mosses, used chiefly as mulch 3. [Brit. Dial.] a peat bog …

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  • 98flow bog — Flow Flow, n. 1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood. [1913 Webster] 2. A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words. [1913 Webster] 3. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of …

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  • 99peat bog — /ˈpit bɒg/ (say peet bog) noun a naturally occurring accumulation of peat or peaty matter. Also, peat moss …

  • 100raised bog — aukštapelkė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Ežerų ir žemapelkių duburiuose susidariusi gaubto paviršiaus pelkė. Jos susidarymą lemia specifinėmis savybėmis pasižyminčios samanos – kiminai (Sphagnum). Kiminų užauginta durpių… …

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