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moss

[maws, mos] / mɔs, mɒs /
NOUN
flowerless plant
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Other species have long legs and live among moss, while some are sturdier frogs adapted to life on the ground.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

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 he kept seeing more cases of decaying moss.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

It was thicker than his entire body, and one side of it was covered in a thick blanket of moss.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

"In heathlands like this one, native mosses have gone locally extinct or reduced significantly in their populations," he says.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

It says high levels of rainfall, alongside relatively mild temperatures all year round, provide the right environment for rare lichens and mosses.

From BBC ● May 21, 2026

In 2025, he and several co-authors published another study examining the use of mosses and other bryophytes as evidence in criminal investigations.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

Two projects – one in the Yorkshire Dales and another on Marsden Moor near Huddersfield – are reintroducing mosses to the uplands, which it is hoped will also create diverse habitats for wildlife.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

The sun was newly risen, and the rocks and the lichens and mosses on them shone crisp and brilliant in the morning light, but nowhere could he see a figure.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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