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sphagnum

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Noun

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sphag=num

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sphagnum has 1 sense

sphagnum(n = noun.plant) bog moss, peat moss, sphagnum moss - any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat; Array

is a kind of moss

is a member of genus sphagnum

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sphagnum, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. a kind of moss.].

A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

sphagnum, n. (pl. sphagna) (in full sphagnum moss) any moss of the genus Sphagnum, growing in bogs and peat, and used as packing esp. for plants, as fertilizer, etc.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk sphagnos a moss

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