bog moss

noun

Peat moss; sphagnum.

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sphagnumsphagnum mosspeat moss
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Meanings

nounbog moss (countable and uncountable, plural bog mosses)

plural bog mosses · alternative bogmoss

  1. countableuncountablePeat moss; sphagnum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat

Similar
sphagnumsphagnum mosspeat moss
Broader
moss
Also see
peat mosssphagnum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bog + moss.

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APA

bog moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20moss

MLA

“bog moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20moss. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bog moss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bog%20moss.

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