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sphagnum

sphag·num [ sfágnəm ] (plural sphag·nums)


noun 
Definition:
 
moss forming peat: moss growing in wet acid temperate regions that decays and becomes compacted to form peat. Genus Sphagnum.

[Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek sphagnos, type of shrub]

sphag·nous adjective
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