STAIR-STEP MOSS

Meaning of STAIR-STEP MOSS in English

(Hylocomium splendens), plant of the order Bryales that covers areas of coniferous forest floor of the Northern Hemisphere and also occurs on dunes, ledges, and tundra. The fernlike shoots have many branches and reddish, glossy caulids (stems) with phyllids (leaves) up to 3 mm (0.12 inch) long. The capsules (spore cases) of the female plant are borne on setae (stalks) about 2 cm (0.8 inch) long.

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STAIR — County: Cumbria Post Code: CA12
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
STAIR — n. scalun. STAIRCASE: scaliere
English interlingue dictionary
STAIR — angang
English-Visayan vocabulary
MOSS — I Any of at least 12,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants in the bryophyte division, found worldwide except in …
Английский словарь Британика
STEP — I. ˈstep noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English step, steppe, from Old English stæpe, stepe; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSS — I. ˈmȯs also ˈmäs noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English mos, moss, from Old English mōs; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAIR — ˈsta(a)](ə)r, ˈste], ]ə\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English steir, steyer, from Old English stǣger; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOSS — (v. t.) To cover or overgrow with moss.
Английский словарь Webster
MOSS — ( v. t. ) To cover or overgrow with moss.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STEP — — stepless , adj. — steplike , adj. /step/ , n. , v. , stepped, stepping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAIR — — stairless , adj. — stairlike , adj. /stair/ , n. 1. one of a flight or series of steps …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOSS — — mosslike , adj. /maws, mos/ , n. 1. any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STEP — I. ˈstep noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stæpe; akin to Old High German stapfo step, stampfōn to stamp …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAIR — noun Etymology: Middle English steir, from Old English stǣger; akin to Old English & Old High German stīgan to rise, …
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STEP — vi walk; passage. 2. step ·vt to set, as the foot. 3. step ·adj to walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely. …
Webster English vocab
STAIR — noun one step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; commonly applied to those within …
Webster English vocab
MOSS — vt to cover or overgrow with moss. 2. moss ·noun a bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the …
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STEP — [step] n [ME, fr. OE staepe; akin to OHG stapfo step, stampfon to stamp] (bef. 12c) 1: a rest for …
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STAIR — [stair] n [ME steir, fr. OE staeger; akin to OE & OHG stigan to rise, Gk steichein to walk] (bef. …
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MOSS
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOSS — (class Bryopsida, or Musci), any of at least 10,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants (division Bryophyta) distributed throughout the …
Britannica English vocabulary
MOSS — town, port, and seat of stfold fylke (county), southeastern Norway, on the eastern shore of Oslo Fjord. Founded in the …
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STAIR — stair BrE AmE steə AmE ste ə r stæ ə r ▷ stairs steəz AmE ste ə rz stæ ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MOSS — moss, Moss BrE AmE mɒs AmE mɔːs mɑːs ▷ mosses ˈmɒs ɪz -əz AmE ˈmɔːs əz ˈmɑːs-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STEP — / step; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun MOVEMENT / SOUND 1. [ C ] the act of lifting …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAIR — / steə(r); NAmE ster/ noun 1. stairs [ pl. ] a set of steps built between two floors inside a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOSS — / mɒs; NAmE mɔːs/ noun [ U , C ] a very small green or yellow plant without flowers that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STEP — I. step 1 S2 W1 /step/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæpe ] 1 . MOVEMENT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAIR — stair S2 W3 /steə $ ster/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: stæger ] 1 . stairs …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOSS — Moss, Kate /keɪt/ BrE AmE (1974–) a famous British model. She is well-known for being very thin. She has also …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOSS — moss /mɒs $ mɒːs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: mos 'wet ground' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAIR — n. 1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one). 2 (usu. in pl.) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOSS — n. & v. --n. 1 any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STEP — n. & v. n. 1 a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAIR — n. 1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one). 2 (usu. in pl.) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOSS — n. & v. n. 1 any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STEP — n. & v. --n. 1. a the complete movement of one leg in walking or running (took a step forward). …
Oxford English vocab
STAIR — n.1 each of a set of fixed indoor steps (on the top stair but one). 2 (usu. in pl.) a …
Oxford English vocab
MOSS — n. & v. --n. 1. any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface …
Oxford English vocab
STEP — ( steps, stepping, stepped) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAIR — ( stairs) 1. Stairs are a set of steps inside a building which go from one floor to another. Nancy …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOSS — ( mosses) Moss is a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOSS — (~es) Moss is a very small soft green plant which grows on damp soil, or on wood or stone. ...ground …
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STEP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bold step ▪ The following year he made a bold step to expand …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STAIR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a stair carpet ▪ We need a new stair carpet. steep stairs ▪ Martha led …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOSS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE green ▪ They were green with moss , red with rust. ▪ And the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STAIR — [noun] [C] - one of the steps in a set of steps which lead from one level of a building …
Cambridge English vocab
MOSS — [noun] [U] - a very small green or yellow plant that grows esp. in wet earth or on rocks, walls …
Cambridge English vocab
MOSS — n. club moss Hart Moss Moss Stirling peat moss sphagnum moss Spanish moss
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MOSS — n. Any of at least 12,000 species of small, spore-bearing land plants in the bryophyte division, found worldwide except in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STEP — Synonyms and related words : abdicate, accelerate, accomplished fact, accomplishment, according to, ace, achievement, act, acta, action, activity, ad hoc …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOSS
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOSS — See: ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS.
Slang English vocab
STAIR — noun 1 stairs steps inside a building ADJECTIVE ▪ steep ▪ wide ▪ narrow ▪ rickety ▪ spiral ▪ main …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STEP — n. 25B6; noun Frank took a step forward : PACE, stride. she heard a step on the stairs : FOOTSTEP, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STEP — n. 1 movement, move The steps of the dance were very intricate 2 footfall, footstep, tread I think I hear …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOSS — See: ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS.
Словарь английских идиом
MOSS — MOSS ( MIME Object Security Services ) A protocol for exchanging digitally signed and/or encrypted mail
Internet Terms and Acronyms English vocab
STEP — 1. сущ. 1) а) шаг to retrace one's steps ≈ вернуться обратно тем же путем in step ≈ в ногу …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAIR — сущ. 1) ступенька (лестницы) 2) обыкн. мн. лестница; сходни; мор. трап below stairs ступень, ступенька обыкн. pl ступеньки. лестница - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STEP — step.ogg 1. step n 1. 1> шаг long hesitating, cautious step - длинный неуверенный, осторожный шаг at every step - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STAIR — stair.ogg steə n 1. ступень, ступенька 2. обыкн. pl ступеньки, лестница flight of stairs - лестничный марш winding escape stair …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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