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hoary fringe moss

hoary fringe moss noun: racomitrium canescens, a moss in the family Grimmiaceae.

Noun

hoary fringe moss (uncountable)

  1. Racomitrium canescens, a moss in the family Grimmiaceae.
    • Trichostomum (Fringe-moss) is less frequently met with; some species occur in mountainous districts and one, Hoary fringe-moss, we have found on our own heath.1831, Priscilla Wakefield, An Introduction to Botany, 10th edition, page 224
    • The Oval-fruited Fringe moss is peculiar to the hills of Scotland, Wales and Ireland; the Dark Mountain Fringe moss grows on wet rocks by rivulets in similar situations; Slender Mountain Fringe moss prefers exposed places, as does also the Woolly Fringe moss; the Green Mountain Fringe moss favours...1861, Margaret Plues, Rambles in Search of Mosses, page 21

Forms of hoary fringe moss

alternative formhoary fringe-moss

Questions about hoary fringe moss

What does hoary fringe moss mean?
Hoary fringe moss means racomitrium canescens, a moss in the family Grimmiaceae.
What part of speech is hoary fringe moss?
Hoary fringe moss is a noun.

Words near hoary fringe moss in the dictionary

  1. hoary bamboo rat
  2. hoary bat
  3. hoary bats
  4. hoary fox
  5. hoary foxes
  6. hoary fringe moss
  7. hoary marmot
  8. hoary marmots
  9. hoary redpoll
  10. hoary redpolls
  11. hoary rockrose

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