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moss

[maws, mos] / mɔs, mɒs /
NOUN
flowerless plant
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There are more than 1,000 types of moss in the UK.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

By looking for evidence of the moss die-back fungus on these samples, scientists want to pinpoint exactly how and when it appeared.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"It's taken a lot of DNA sequencing to fully identify this fungus," he says, showing me dead moss under a microscope in a lab at Amgueddfa Cymru museum.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It infects the heath-star moss that is damaging UK environments by taking over and turfing out other species.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

I let my head fall onto the moss.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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