Meanings
nounpeat moss (countable and uncountable, plural peat mosses)
plural peat mosses
- countableuncountableSphagnum.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounany of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian торфен мъх
- торфен мъх (torfen măh)sphagnum
Finnish rahkasammal
- rahkasammalsphagnum
Irish caonach móna, fionnmhóin
- caonach mónasphagnum
- fionnmhóinsphagnum
- móinsphagnum
- súsánsphagnum
Scottish Gaelic mòinteach
- mòinteachsphagnum
Cite this entry
APA
peat moss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20moss
MLA
“peat moss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20moss. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peat moss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peat%20moss.
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