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Meaning of SPHAGNUM

Pronunciation:  'sfagnum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
 
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 Synonyms: bog moss, peat moss, sphagnum moss
 
 See Also: genus Sphagnum, moss

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]
(Bot.)
A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with
red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss;
peat moss.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. A piece of turf cut for use as a fuel.
  2. A mass of partially carbonized plant tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants and esp. of mosses of the genus Sphagnum, widely found in many parts of the world, varying in consistency from a turf to a slime used as a fertilizer, as stable litter, as a fuel, and for making charcoal.
 
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