Толковый словарь английского языка - moss
Moss
moss
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mos; akin to Old High German mos ~, Latin muscus Date: before 12th century bog , swamp , 2. any of a class (Musci) of bryophytic plants characterized by a gametophyte having a small leafy often tufted stem bearing sex organs at its tip, any of various plants resembling ~ in appearance or habit of growth, a ~y covering, ~like adjective II. transitive verb Date: 15th century to cover or overgrow with ~
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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 agate with mosslike dendritic markings. moss-grown overgrown with moss. moss-hag Sc. broken ground from which peat has been taken. moss-stitch alternate plain and purl in knitting. Derivatives mosslike adj. Etymology: OE mos bog, moss f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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