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A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.

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  1. n. A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.
  2. n. any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat
  3. A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.
  4. A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with redor green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.
  5. n:100 n. any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat