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mosslands

mosslands is the plural of mossland.

Meaning of mossland

Noun

mossland (countable and uncountable, plural mosslands)

  1. Land abounding in peat bogs.
    • [...] wet regions. The author uses the term "moos" (mossland) for "hochmoor" and defines it as an area with at least 50 cm. of peat consisting of Sphagnum or some substitute. The term "reed-swamp" is used for "flachmoor" or ...1916, Frederic Edward Clements, Plant Succession: An Analysis of the Development of Vegetation, page 268

Questions about mosslands

What is mosslands the plural of?
Mosslands is the plural of mossland.

Words near mosslands in the dictionary

  1. mossinesses
  2. mossing
  3. mosskiller
  4. mosskillers
  5. mossland
  6. mosslands
  7. mossle
  8. mossles
  9. mossless
  10. Mossley
  11. Mossley Hill

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