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moss

[maws, mos] / mɔs, mɒs /
NOUN
flowerless plant
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With dated production and too many songs that make a good first impression but fail to stick, “Steel Wheels” has gathered moss over the years.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Carlini demonstrated how powerful Mythos can be one afternoon recently at Anthropic’s 10-story San Francisco headquarters, where moss walls, plants and artwork are designed to evoke the Pacific Coast Trail.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

But our cameraman Gwyndaf Hughes has brought a macro lens, and when I peer through, I see white blobs suspended on the moss tips.

From BBC May 30, 2026

The heath-star moss sends out spores far and wide and reproduces quickly, making it a successful invader.

From BBC May 30, 2026

Blooms of moss grew in patches on his time-smoothed shell.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"Millipedes were feeding on decaying mosses, decomposed slime, and primordial gunk on the surface of the Earth."

From Science Daily Jun. 14, 2026

Early signs such as mosses, lichens and ferns growing on existing trees was a "really good indicator" of suitability, he added.

From BBC May 20, 2026

Their rich, sheltered microclimates are home to mosses, lichens, fungi and ferns, with some species rarely found outside the remaining fragments of Cumbrian woodland.

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

"We did a survey of the different kinds of mosses growing near the crime scene, and that species of moss was not growing there," says von Konrat.

From Science Daily Mar. 6, 2026

Swarms of crane flies, one of the few insects that can survive the cold, darkened the tips of the mosses.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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