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oakmosses

oakmosses is the plural of oakmoss.

Meaning of oakmoss

Noun

oakmoss (countable and uncountable, plural oakmosses)

  1. Evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.
    • He shellacked them with smoky labdanum, oakmoss and incense black as pitch.2007 October 7, Chandler Burr, “Wood Wins”, in New York Times
  2. (broadly) A green color reminiscent of oakmoss.

Questions about oakmosses

What is oakmosses the plural of?
Oakmosses is the plural of oakmoss.

Words near oakmosses in the dictionary

  1. Oaklyn
  2. Oakman
  3. Oakmere
  4. Oakmont
  5. oakmoss
  6. oakmosses
  7. oakness
  8. Oakridge
  9. oaks
  10. Oaksey
  11. oaktag

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