SPHAGNUM


Meaning of SPHAGNUM in English

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

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