Sphagnum
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Came fourth in group 254 in round 2 with 127 votesbeaten by Higgledy-piggledy on 530 votesbeaten by Trollop on 312 votesbeaten by Kittiwake on 199 votes
See also: Sphagnum
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the genus name, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sphagnum (plural sphagnums)
- 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.