Definition of "moss" []

• Any of various green, usually small, nonvascular plants of the class Musci of the division Bryophyta. (noun)
• A patch or covering of such plants. (noun)
• Any of various other unrelated plants having a similar appearance or manner of growth, such as the club moss, Irish moss, and Spanish moss. (noun)
• To cover with moss. (verb-transitive)

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• "While the moss is dried and not alive, you can breathe a sigh of relief knowing you never have to worry about it dying and disappearing when you forget to water it."
• "Castle; then came yesterday evening to this Town, Slept sound, and this morning engaged an old Welshman with a cart with benches, and three little horses, to carry us to the summit of the Sugar loaf Mountain, Such fun, such a road, and such a feast on the mountain moss, and such a sight!"
• "On the Northend you get lots of snow, the trees covered in moss, the ocean."