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Topic: PLANTS

Language: Old English
Origin: mos 'wet ground'

moss

 noun
     
moss [uncountable and countable]
HBP a very small green plant that grows in a thick soft furry mass on wet soil, trees, or rocks
—mossy adjective:
a high, mossy wall
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