Indian feather moss

noun

moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.

Similar
warrior moss
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Meanings

nounIndian feather moss (plural Indian feather mosses)

plural Indian feather mosses

  1. moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.

    Synonyms: warrior moss

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmoss of the species Timmia megapolitana.

Similar
warrior moss

Origin

From Indian + feather + moss, thus called because the calyptra of the plant allegedly resembles the feather in some Native American headdresseshttps://web.archive.org/web/20240710073137/http://floranorthamerica.org/Timmia_megapolitana_subsp._megapolitana

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Translations

Finnish puistotuppisammal
  • puistotuppisammalTimmia megapolitana
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APA

Indian feather moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20feather%20moss

MLA

“Indian feather moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20feather%20moss. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian feather moss,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20feather%20moss.

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