Definition of "sphagnous" []

• Pertaining to, or consisting of sphagnum. (adjective)

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• "This inclosure, however, was filled with a dense peaty mass not reduced to mold, the result of centuries of sphagnous growth, which had reached a thickness of nearly"
• "This inclosure, however, was filled with a dense peaty mass not reduced to mold, the result of centuries of sphagnous growth, which had reached a thickness of nearly 2 feet above the remains."
• "Found in the declivities of the mountains of South Carolina, in the dark, sphagnous swamps along rivulets."