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moss

Pronunciation: (môs, mos), [key]
—n.
1. any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
2. a growth of such plants.
3. any of various similar plants, as Iceland moss or club moss.
4. Chiefly Scot. and North Eng.a swamp or bog.

—v.t.
to cover with a growth of moss: to moss a crumbling wall.