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moss

[maws, mos] / mɔs, mɒs /
NOUN
flowerless plant
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It infects the heath-star moss that is damaging UK environments by taking over and turfing out other species.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

"It's taken a lot of DNA sequencing to fully identify this fungus," he says, showing me dead moss under a microscope in a lab at Amgueddfa Cymru museum.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

By looking for evidence of the moss die-back fungus on these samples, scientists want to pinpoint exactly how and when it appeared.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It's even penetrated some of the moss cells.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

He remembered trying to find the moss, trying to count his footsteps, but he’d kept losing track of his numbers in his head.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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