n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mos; akin to Old High German mos moss, Latin muscus
Date: before 12th century
1 chiefly Scottish : BOG , SWAMP especially : a peat bog
2 a : 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 also : a clump or sward of these plants b : any of various plants resembling moss in appearance or habit of growth
3 : a mossy covering
– moss · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective