moss
noun
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.
mosses
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pluralof moss.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Insects, reptiles, trees, lichens and mosses have been killed.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
"Millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk on the surface of the Earth."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
"In heathlands like this one, native mosses have gone locally extinct or reduced significantly in their populations," he says.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Two projects – one in the Yorkshire Dales and another on Marsden Moor near Huddersfield – are reintroducing mosses to the uplands, which it is hoped will also create diverse habitats for wildlife.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
They rustle along the paths of the Jardin des Plantes and wind through the museum galleries; they echo in high dusty redoubts where shriveled old botanists study exotic mosses.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
