transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsfag-nəm ]
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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sphagnum 1
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