sphagnum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.

/ˈsfæɡnəm/

sphagnum sphagnums

Borrowed from translingual Sphagnum, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).

peat moss bog moss

sphagnology sphagnophilous sphagnous

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