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peat moss

peat moss
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peet maws, mos]
    • /pit mɔs, mɒs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [peet maws, mos]
    • /pit mɔs, mɒs/

Definitions of peat moss words

  • noun peat moss Also called bog moss. any moss, especially of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form. 1
  • noun peat moss such moss after it has been dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed, for acidification. 1
  • noun peat moss plant used as organic fertilizer 1
  • noun peat moss any of various mosses, esp sphagnum, that grow in wet places in dense masses and decay to form peat 0
  • noun peat moss any moss which forms peat, esp. sphagnum 0
  • noun peat moss any peat composed of residues of mosses, used chiefly as mulch 0

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Origin of peat moss

First appearance:

before 1225
One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75 for earlier sense; 1870-80 for def 1; Middle English petemos (in placename) peat bog

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Parts of speech for Peat moss

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peat moss popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

peat moss usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for peat moss

noun peat moss

  • alluvia — a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
  • alluvium — a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • cow chip — A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.
  • cow chips — plural of cow chip.

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