SPHAGNOUS


Meaning of SPHAGNOUS in English

ˈsfagnəs adjective

Etymology: New Latin Sphagnum + English -ous

1. : being or made up of mosses of the genus Sphagnum

a heavy sphagnous growth

sphagnous plants

2. : abounding in peat sphagnum

a sphagnous bog

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