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peat moss

noun

: a type of moss that usually grows on wet land and that is used by gardeners as a fertilizer, for growing plants in pots, etc.

Full Definition of PEAT MOSS

:  sphagnum
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First Known Use of PEAT MOSS

1880

Rhymes with PEAT MOSS

across, backcross, brown sauce, bugloss, club moss, crisscross, duck sauce, emboss, Greek cross, hard sauce, Kinross, kouros, lacrosse, oakmoss, outcross, pathos, pit boss, Red Cross, ringtoss, straw boss, tau cross, topcross, uncross, white sauce
PEAT MOSS Defined for Kids

peat moss

noun

Definition of PEAT MOSS for Kids

:  a spongy brownish moss of wet areas that is often the chief plant making up peat

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