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Sphagnum


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See also: Sphagnum

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Etymology[edit]

From the genus name, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).

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sphagnum (plural sphagnums)

  1. Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
    Synonym: peat moss
    • 1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 32:
      [T]he ground up here is waterlogged and riddled with potholes, holes beneath the spongy coral fern, hidden holes throughout the sphagnum.

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