Plural of moss
regular plural
The plural of moss is mosses.
Forms of moss
| Singular | moss /mɒs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | mosses |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Mosses in a sentence
- the mosses of the Scottish border
- The phytochemistry of mosses is very different from that of other plants.From the entry phytochemistry
- Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation.From the entry cloud forest
- Most soils derived from Sphagnum mosses are fibrisols.From the entry fibrisol
- Some old, underfired clay pantiles might be damaged by button mosses rooting in cracks and fissures.2014 October 26, Jeff Howell, “Is the Japanese knotweed threat exaggerated? Our troubleshooter calls for calm about Japanese knotweed in…. From the entry root
Meaning of moss
- noun 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).
- noun A kind or species of such plants.
- noun Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
Questions about the plural of moss
- What is the plural of moss?
- The plural of moss is mosses.
- Is moss countable?
- Moss is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: moss (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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