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
Jones said the best way to spot healthy peatland was the plants growing on it, "there'll be grasses, sedges, heathers, critically there will often be bog mosses of the genus sphagnum".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 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
In 2025, he and several co-authors published another study examining the use of mosses and other bryophytes as evidence in criminal investigations.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026
I tried some of the mosses that they liked, but decided moss was for the deer.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
