Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*mews-
2 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *mews-, 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).