bog moss
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bog moss
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Tightening regulation and environmental concerns over sphagnum - the bog moss that turns to peat - have brought changes, but commercial gathering of common moss remains legal in Wales provided pickers have a permit.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Though it’s rumored that some Vikings might have used bog moss, for instance, it’s unconfirmed by historical records.
From National Geographic • Nov. 29, 2023
The tanning properties of bog moss do the rest.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2020
This is a beautiful plant growing, as Figure 172 shows, on the lower dead portion of the stems of bog moss or sphagnum.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
I had thought these perfect when steadied by bog moss in a flat, cut-glass dish, but in the birch stump they were entirely at home.
From The Garden, You, and I by Wright, Mabel Osgood
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