n.
Pronunciation: ' sfag-n ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sphagnos, a moss, from Greek
Date: 1741
1 : any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum ) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat
2 : a mass of sphagnum plants
sphagnum 1