moss : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)
  acrocarp.
  

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• noun an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
  Cladonia rangiferina; arctic moss; reindeer lichen.
  

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• noun greenish grey pendulous lichen growing on trees
  Usnea barbata; beard lichen.
  

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• noun dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
  black moss; old man's beard; long moss; Tillandsia usneoides.
  

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• (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See Tillandsia.

Webster 1913

• noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
  sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss.
  

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• . See Sphagnum.
• . (Bot.) Same as Sphagnum.

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• noun primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
  club moss; lycopod.
  

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• (Bot.), an evergreen mosslike plant, much used in winter decoration. The best know species is Lycopodium clavatum, but other Lycopodia are often called by this name. The spores form a highly inflammable powder.

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• noun primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
  club moss; lycopod.
  

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Cup"-moss` noun

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1. (Bot.) A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia.

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• any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus Hypnum.

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• noun free-floating aquatic ferns
  Salvinia auriculata; Salvinia rotundifolia.
  

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• . See Tillandsia.

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• noun lichen with branched flattened partly erect thallus that grows in mountainous and Arctic regions; used as a medicine or food for humans and livestock; a source of glycerol
  Iceland lichen; Cetraria islandica.
  

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• a lichen. See Iceland Moss.

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• noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
  carrageen; Chondrus crispus; carragheen; carageen.
  

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• a seaweed. See Carrageen.
• . (a) (Bot.) Carrageen . (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.

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• noun any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
  spikemoss; little club moss.
  

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• noun dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
  black moss; old man's beard; long moss; Tillandsia usneoides.
  

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• noun an agate resembling moss with brown, black, or green markings
  

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• (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.

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• noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
  bryozoan; sea mat; moss animal; polyzoan.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a bryozoan.

Webster 1913

• (Bot.), the small cranberry (Vaccinium Oxycoccus).

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• noun tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of western and central Europe and North America
  Silene acaulis.
  

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• (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly (Silene acaulis), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic circle.

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• noun a family of mosses
  

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• noun a genus of mosses
  

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• adjective satellite of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color
  mosstone.
  

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• noun United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
  Hart.
  

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• land produced accumulation of aquatic plants, forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the water is grained off or retained in its pores.

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• noun large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
  rose acacia; Robinia hispida; bristly locust.
  

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• noun low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
  mountain phlox; moss phlox; Phlox subulata; dwarf phlox.
  

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• noun low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
  ground pink; Linanthus dianthiflorus; fringed pink.
  
• noun low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover
  mountain phlox; moss phlox; Phlox subulata; dwarf phlox.
  

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• (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox (P. subulata), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers. Gray.

Webster 1913

• (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived from the Provence rose.

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• (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus (J. squarrosus).

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• adjective satellite overgrown with moss
  mossy.
  
• adjective satellite (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned
  fogyish; mossy; stodgy; stick-in-the-mud.
  
  • moss-grown ideas about family life

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Moss"-grown` adjective

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1. Overgrown with moss.

Webster 1913

• noun a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)
  

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• . See Carrageen.

Webster 1913

• noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
  sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss.
  

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• . (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat . (b) A fen producing peat . (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus Sphagnum, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty places.

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• noun a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
  pleurocarp.
  

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• noun an erect greyish branching lichen of Arctic and even some north temperate regions constituting the chief food for reindeer and caribou and sometimes being eaten by humans
  Cladonia rangiferina; arctic moss; reindeer lichen.
  

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• (Bot.), a gray branching lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) which forms extensive patches on the ground in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.

Webster 1913

• a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See Cudbear.

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• noun widely cultivated in many varieties for its fleshy moss-like foliage and profusion of brightly colored flowers
  Portulaca grandiflora; sun plant.
  

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• noun moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic
  leafy liverwort.
  

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• (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order Hepaticæ; so called from the small imbricated scalelike leaves of most of the species. See Hepatica, 2, and Jungermannia.
• . See Hepatica.

Webster 1913

• noun sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
  bryozoan; sea mat; moss animal; polyzoan.
  
• noun any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)
  

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Sea" moss`

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1. (Zoöl.) Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.

Webster 1913

• (Bot.), the common club moss (Lycopodium clavatum). See Lycopodium.

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• noun dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
  black moss; old man's beard; long moss; Tillandsia usneoides.
  

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• . (Bot.) See Tillandsia.

Webster 1913

• noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
  sphagnum; peat moss; bog moss.
  

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• noun any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
  spikemoss; little club moss.
  

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• noun a variety of club moss
  ground cedar; Lycopodium complanatum.
  

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• . (Bot.) (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees. (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.

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• a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.

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• (Bot.), the order of true mosses; so called because the capsules of many kinds are urn-shaped.

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• (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.

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