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moss

[maws, mos] / mɔs, mɒs /
NOUN
flowerless plant
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The manual work of picking moss essentially remains exactly the same.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

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

"The climate is changing, winter is wetter, summer is drier and warmer and moss seems to be growing faster," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Even so, he never expected his expertise in moss to become part of a real criminal investigation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Some of the cases have rocks and moss and long, slithery bugs crawling in them, and others are filled with water and colorful fish.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy