SPHAGNUM


Meaning of SPHAGNUM in English

[ 'sfagnəm ]

■ noun a plant of a genus that comprises the peat mosses. [Genus Sphagnum .]

Origin

C18: mod. L., from Gk sphagnos , denoting a kind of moss.

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