Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Language: Old English
Origin: mos 'wet ground'

moss

 noun
     
Related topics: Plants
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
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary