mossy

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Their brains also contained more "mossy cells" within the hippocampus, a region essential for learning and memory.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta, the water pours out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs, forming a verdant and ethereal cascade into a calm, shaded swimming hole.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

The task was challenging - not only are the frogs tiny, they are extremely well camouflaged to blend into their mossy homes.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

These signals get transmitted through the granule cells' axons -- their arm-like extension, known as mossy fibers.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

“Hey, Dad,” I say, sitting down on a mossy bench between two rosebushes.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish