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    Zip code(s): 38575

  Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
     mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
     mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
     1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
        distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
        capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
        discharging the spores. There are many species,
        collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
        and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
           small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
           of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
           etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
           Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
           Lycopodium.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
        of the Scottish border.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
           words which need no special explanation; as,
           moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
  
     Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
  
     Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
        several species of the genus Hypnum.
  
     Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
        Tillandsia.
  
     Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
  
     Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
  
     Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
        black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
        part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
  
     Moss animal (Zo["o]l.), a bryozoan.
  
     Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
        Oxycoccus).
  
     Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
        acaulis), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
        highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
        Arctic circle.
  
     Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
        forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
        water is grained off or retained in its pores.
  
     Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
        subulata), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
        Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
        handsome flowers. --Gray.
  
     Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
        growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
        from the Provence rose.
  
     Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
        squarrosus).
  
     Scale moss. See Hepatica.
        [1913 Webster]

  Moss \Moss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mossed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mossing.]
     To cover or overgrow with moss.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           An oak whose boughs were mossed with age. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

  Moss \Moss\, n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D. mos, G. moos,
     OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh',
     L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
     1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
        distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
        capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
        discharging the spores. There are many species,
        collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
        and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
  
     Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
           small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
           of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
           etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
           Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
           Lycopodium.
  
     2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
        of the Scottish border.
  
     Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
           words which need no special explanation; as,
           moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
  
     Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
  
     Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
  
     Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
        several species of the genus Hypnum.
  
     Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
        Tillandsia.
  
     Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
  
     Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
  
     Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
        black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
        part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
  
     Moss animal (Zo["o]l.), a bryozoan.
  
     Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
        Oxycoccus).
  
     Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
        acaulis), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
        highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
        Arctic circle.
  
     Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
        forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
        water is grained off or retained in its pores.
  
     Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({P.
        subulata), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
        Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
        handsome flowers. --Gray.
  
     Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
        growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
        from the Provence rose.
  
     Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({J.
        squarrosus).
  
     Scale moss. See Hepatica.

  Moss \Moss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mossed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Mossing.]
     To cover or overgrow with moss.
  
           An oak whose boughs were mossed with age. --Shak.

  moss
       n : tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

  moss
     Αγγλικά n.
     το βρύο

  moss
     n.
     1 Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground
  or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of
  the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division (taxlink Musci division)).
     2 (lb en countable) A kind or species of such plants.
     3 (lb en informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of
  seemingly simple structure.
     4 (lb en now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To become covered with moss.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

  Moss
     Luxembourgish n.
     (lb lb slang) chick, bird, girl
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish (served by Moss and District
  Parish Council) in the metbor/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire cc/England)
  (q: OS grid ref SE5914).
     3 (place en coastal town/and/municipality in co:suf/Viken c/Norway).
     4 (place en number of places c/USA):
     5 # (former name of en Moss Landing dot=,) California.
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Jasper County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Clay County s/Tennessee).
     8 # (place en former community co/Gilmer County s/West Virginia).
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (place nn town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Østfold c/Norway)

  MOSS
     n.
     (lb en computing) (acronym of en w:MIME Object Security Services MIME
  Object Security Services)
     n.
     1 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Map Overlay and Statistical
  System Map Overlay and Statistical System)
     2 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Microsoft Office SharePoint
  Server Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)
     3 (lb en trading) (acronym of en w:Market Oriented Sector Selective
  talks Market Oriented Sector Selective talks)

  moss
     n.
     1 Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground
  or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of
  the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division (taxlink Musci division)).
     2 (lb en countable) A kind or species of such plants.
     3 (lb en informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of
  seemingly simple structure.
     4 (lb en now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To become covered with moss.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

  Moss
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish (served by Moss and District
  Parish Council) in the metbor/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire cc/England)
  (q: OS grid ref SE5914).
     3 (place en coastal town/and/municipality in co:suf/Viken c/Norway).
     4 (place en number of places c/USA):
     5 # (former name of en Moss Landing dot=,) California.
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Jasper County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Clay County s/Tennessee).
     8 # (place en former community co/Gilmer County s/West Virginia).

  MOSS
     n.
     (lb en computing) (acronym of en w:MIME Object Security Services MIME
  Object Security Services)
     n.
     1 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Map Overlay and Statistical
  System Map Overlay and Statistical System)
     2 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Microsoft Office SharePoint
  Server Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)
     3 (lb en trading) (acronym of en w:Market Oriented Sector Selective
  talks Market Oriented Sector Selective talks)

  moss
     n.
     1 Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground
  or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of
  the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division (taxlink Musci division)).
     2 (lb en countable) A kind or species of such plants.
     3 (lb en informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of
  seemingly simple structure.
     4 (lb en now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To become covered with moss.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

  Moss
     Luxembourgish n.
     (lb lb slang) chick, bird, girl
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish (served by Moss and District
  Parish Council) in the metbor/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire cc/England)
  (q: OS grid ref SE5914).
     3 (place en coastal town/and/municipality in co:suf/Viken c/Norway).
     4 (place en number of places c/USA):
     5 # (former name of en Moss Landing dot=,) California.
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Jasper County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Clay County s/Tennessee).
     8 # (place en former community co/Gilmer County s/West Virginia).
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (place nn town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Østfold c/Norway)

  MOSS
     n.
     (lb en computing) (acronym of en w:MIME Object Security Services MIME
  Object Security Services)
     n.
     1 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Map Overlay and Statistical
  System Map Overlay and Statistical System)
     2 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Microsoft Office SharePoint
  Server Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)
     3 (lb en trading) (acronym of en w:Market Oriented Sector Selective
  talks Market Oriented Sector Selective talks)

  moss
     n.
     1 Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground
  or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of
  the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division (taxlink Musci division)).
     2 (lb en countable) A kind or species of such plants.
     3 (lb en informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of
  seemingly simple structure.
     4 (lb en now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To become covered with moss.
     2 (lb en transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

  Moss
     Luxembourgish n.
     (lb lb slang) chick, bird, girl
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (place en village/and/civil parish (served by Moss and District
  Parish Council) in the metbor/Doncaster co/South Yorkshire cc/England)
  (q: OS grid ref SE5914).
     3 (place en coastal town/and/municipality in co:suf/Viken c/Norway).
     4 (place en number of places c/USA):
     5 # (former name of en Moss Landing dot=,) California.
     6 # (place en unincorporated community co/Jasper County
  s/Mississippi).
     7 # (place en unincorporated community co/Clay County s/Tennessee).
     8 # (place en former community co/Gilmer County s/West Virginia).
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (place nn town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Østfold c/Norway)

  MOSS
     n.
     (lb en computing) (acronym of en w:MIME Object Security Services MIME
  Object Security Services)
     n.
     1 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Map Overlay and Statistical
  System Map Overlay and Statistical System)
     2 (lb en software) (acronym of en w:Microsoft Office SharePoint
  Server Microsoft Office SharePoint Server)
     3 (lb en trading) (acronym of en w:Market Oriented Sector Selective
  talks Market Oriented Sector Selective talks)

  moss
     Englanti n.
     1 lehtisammal
     2 sammalikko
     Englanti vb.
     sammaloitua

  Moss
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=efternamn språk=en) ett efternamn

  Moss /mˈɒs/
  الطّحلب

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  мъх
  plants of the division Bryophyta

  moss /mˈɒs/ 
  mech

  moss /mˈɒs/
  Moospflanze , Moos  [bot.]
     Synonym: moss plant
  

  moss /mˈɒs/
  
  βρύο

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  1. sammalikko, sammal
  a kind or species of such plants
  2. sammal
  plants of the division Bryophyta

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  sammaloitua
  to become covered with moss

  moss /mɔs/
  mousse

  moss /mˈɒs/
  mahovina, treset, tresetno tlo

  moss /mˈɒs/
  1. mocsár
  2. moha

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  lumut
  plants of the division Bryophyta

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  苔, 蘚苔, コケ
  plants of the division Bryophyta

  moss /mɔs/
  muscus

  moss /mɔs/
  mos

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  mose 2.
  a kind or species of such plants
   3.
  plants of the division Bryophyta

  moss /mɒs/ 
    mech

  moss /mɔs/
  musgo

  moss //mɑs// //mɒs// //mɔs// 
  mossa 2.
  plants of the division Bryophyta
   3.
  a kind or species of such plants

  Moss
  Moss

  
/ˈmɔs/

  98 Moby Thesaurus words for "moss":
     algae, autophyte, baygall, bean, bog, bottom, bottomland, bottoms,
     bracken, brown algae, buffalo wallow, climber, club moss, conferva,
     confervoid, creeper, diatom, everglade, fen, fenland, fern,
     flowering moss, fruits and vegetables, fucus, fungus, glade,
     grapevine, green algae, gulfweed, herb, heterophyte, hog wallow,
     holm, ivy, kelp, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, liverwort, marais,
     marish, marsh, marshland, meadow, mere, mire, mold, moor, moorland,
     morass, mud, mud flat, mushroom, parasite, parasitic plant, pea,
     peat bog, perthophyte, phytoplankton, planktonic algae,
     plant families, puffball, pulse, quag, quagmire, quicksand,
     red algae, red tipped moss, rockweed, rust, salt marsh, saprophyte,
     sargasso, sargassum, sea lentil, sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed,
     slob land, slough, smut, sough, sphagnum moss, succulent, sump,
     swale, swamp, swampland, taiga, toadstool, vetch, via, vine,
     wallow, wash, wort, wrack
  
  

  n. 苔藓,泥沼;

  MOSS
     n. 苔藓,泥沼
     vt. 使长满苔藓