Meanings
plural sphagnums
- countableuncountableAny of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
[T]he ground up here is waterlogged and riddled with potholes, holes beneath the spongy coral fern, hidden holes throughout the sphagnum.
1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 32
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσφάγνος
- translingualSphagnum
- Englishsphagnum
Borrowed from translingual Sphagnum, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).
More words from translingual, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian торфен мъх
- торфен мъх (torfen măh)moss
Catalan esfagne
- esfagnemoss
Danish tørvemos
- tørvemosmoss
Finnish rahkasammal
- rahkasammalmoss
French sphaigne
- sphaignemoss
German Torfmoos, Bleichmoos
- Torfmoosmoss
- Bleichmoosmoss
Greek σφαγνός
- σφαγνός (sfagnós)moss
Icelandic barnamosi, svarðmosi
- barnamosimoss
- svarðmosimoss
- hvítmosimoss
Irish sfagnam
- sfagnammoss
Italian sfagno
- sfagnomoss
Polish torfowiec
- torfowiecmoss
Russian сфа́гнум
- сфа́гнум (sfágnum)moss
Scottish Gaelic mòinteach
- mòinteachmoss
Turkish turba yosunu
- turba yosunumoss
Ukrainian сфагн, торфо́вик
- сфагн (sfahn)moss
- торфо́вик (torfóvyk)moss
- сфа́гнум (sfáhnum)moss
Welsh migwyn
- migwynmoss
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sphagnum
All rhymes →Cite this entry
sphagnum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphagnum
“sphagnum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphagnum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphagnum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphagnum.
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