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Indian feather moss

Indian feather moss noun: moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.

Noun

Indian feather moss (plural Indian feather mosses)

  1. moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.
    Synonyms:
    warrior moss

Synonyms of Indian feather moss

  • warrior moss

Forms of Indian feather moss

pluralIndian feather mosses

Origin of Indian feather moss

From Indian + feather + moss, thus called because the calyptra of the plant allegedly resembles the feather in some Native American headdresseshttps://web.archive.org/web/20240710073137/http://floranorthamerica.org/Timmia_megapolitana_subsp._megapolitana

Questions about Indian feather moss

What does Indian feather moss mean?
Indian feather moss means moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.
What part of speech is Indian feather moss?
Indian feather moss is a noun.
What is the plural of Indian feather moss?
The plural of Indian feather moss is Indian feather mosses.

Words near Indian feather moss in the dictionary

  1. Indian elephant
  2. Indian elephants
  3. Indian English
  4. Indian Englishes
  5. Indian Falls
  6. Indian feather moss
  7. Indian feather mosses
  8. Indian fever
  9. Indian fig
  10. Indian figs
  11. Indian file

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