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fire moss

fire moss noun: a species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as redshank or purple horn toothed moss.

Noun

fire moss (plural fire mosses)

  1. A species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as redshank or purple horn toothed moss.
  2. A white-flowered Arctic heather, Cassiope tetragona.

Forms of fire moss

pluralfire mosses

Questions about fire moss

What does fire moss mean?
Fire moss means a species of moss (Ceratodon purpureus), also known as redshank or purple horn toothed moss.
What part of speech is fire moss?
Fire moss is a noun.
What is the plural of fire moss?
The plural of fire moss is fire mosses.

Words near fire moss in the dictionary

  1. fire marshall
  2. fire marshalls
  3. fire marshals
  4. fire mission
  5. fire missions
  6. fire moss
  7. fire mountain
  8. fire mountains
  9. fire obsidian
  10. fire obsidians
  11. fire off

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