moss-grown
Americanadjective
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overgrown with moss.
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old-fashioned; antiquated.
moss-grown traditions.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of moss-grown
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Two endangered birds, the spotted owl and the marbled murrelet, nest in the moss-grown upper limbs of the ancient trees.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its 2,000 readers supposed that like almost everything else in their quiet, moss-grown city, the Journal would now drowse off to sleep.
From Time Magazine Archive
Redheaded, 67-year-old Jim Duff was locked in a rousing fight with the moss-grown, reactionary forces of bright-eyed, apple-cheeked, 87-year-old Joe Grundy.
From Time Magazine Archive
They found a temple all slimy and moss-grown, but not quite in ruins, and there they gave thanks for their escape and prayed for help in their dreadful loneliness.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
And on the hill-side above, amidst moss-grown trees and blooming heath, a tall cross had been erected in memory of the recluse whose haven it once had been.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
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