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haircap

haircap noun: any of various mosses of the family Polytrichaceae.

haircap: any of various mosses of the family Polytrichaceae
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Noun

haircap (plural haircaps)

  1. Any of various mosses of the family Polytrichaceae.

Forms of haircap

pluralhaircaps

Origin of haircap

From hair + cap.

Questions about haircap

What does haircap mean?
Haircap means any of various mosses of the family Polytrichaceae.
What part of speech is haircap?
Haircap is a noun.
What is the plural of haircap?
The plural of haircap is haircaps.

Words near haircap in the dictionary

  1. hairbun
  2. hairbuns
  3. hairburner
  4. hairburners
  5. haircalf
  6. haircap
  7. haircaps
  8. haircare
  9. hairclip
  10. hairclips
  11. haircloth

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