Etymology · Proto-Germanic
*musą
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic *musą, most common first.
- mossAny of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
- mushroomAny of the fleshy fruiting bodies of fungi typically produced above ground on soil or on their food sources (such as decaying wood).
- mousseAn airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.