mosses
mosses is the plural of moss.
mosses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of moss.
Meaning of moss
Noun (1)
moss (countable and uncountable, plural mosses)
- Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
- Another says you should tense your body, look up in the air, and think about cool moss.1989, Michael Sky, Dancing with the Fire, page 54
- A kind or species of such plants.
- Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
- Spanish moss
- A bog; a fen.
- the mosses of the Scottish border
Noun (2)
moss (countable and uncountable, plural mosses)
- A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.
- Bro, that moss was insane!
Phrases with mosses
- bog mosses
- cup mosses
- sea mosses
- urn mosses
- club mosses
- hair mosses
- peat mosses
- apple mosses
- beard mosses
- black mosses
- Irish mosses
- spike mosses
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Questions about mosses
- What is mosses the plural of?
- Mosses is the plural of moss.
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