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reindeer mosses

reindeer mosses is the plural of reindeer moss.

Meaning of reindeer moss

Noun

reindeer moss (countable and uncountable, plural reindeer mosses)

  1. A lichen (Cladonia rangiferina) that grows in areas of alpine tundra.
    • They passed alder swamps and bamboo groves and pale green reindeer moss.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 870
    Synonyms:
    reindeer lichen

Questions about reindeer mosses

What is reindeer mosses the plural of?
Reindeer mosses is the plural of reindeer moss.

Words near reindeer mosses in the dictionary

  1. reindeer
  2. reindeer corn
  3. reindeer games
  4. Reindeer Lake
  5. reindeer moss
  6. reindeer mosses
  7. reindeer spitz
  8. reindeer spitzes
  9. reindeering
  10. reindeerlike
  11. reindeers

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