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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

The culprit was a potent fungus never seen before by scientists, now named moss die-back.

From BBC May 30, 2026

He’d spent months gathering different varieties—every shape and color—then fenced off the area with sticks and draped the posts in moss.

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

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

From BBC May 30, 2026

He spotted dead invasive mosses on a cliffside and took samples, but couldn't work out the killer.

From BBC May 30, 2026

"They've lots of humidity supporting mosses, lichens, and complex woodland structures, including ravines, rivers and rocky outcrops."

From BBC May 25, 2026

That experience later led the team to publish a study in the journal Forensic Sciences Research, bringing together known cases in which mosses and related plants played a role in solving crimes.

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 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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