oakmoss

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noun

Evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.

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Meanings

nounoakmoss (countable and uncountable, plural oakmosses)

plural oakmosses

  1. countableuncountableEvernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.

    He shellacked them with smoky labdanum, oakmoss and incense black as pitch.

    2007 October 7, Chandler Burr, “Wood Wins”, in New York Times
  2. broadlycountableuncountableA green color reminiscent of oakmoss.

Origin

From oak + moss.

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APA

oakmoss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oakmoss

MLA

“oakmoss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oakmoss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oakmoss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oakmoss.

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