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sphagnums

sphagnums is the plural of sphagnum.

Meaning of sphagnum

Noun

sphagnum (countable and uncountable, plural sphagnums)

  1. Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
    • [T]he ground up here is waterlogged and riddled with potholes, holes beneath the spongy coral fern, hidden holes throughout the sphagnum.1999, Julia Leigh, The Hunter, Faber & Faber 2012, p. 32
    Synonyms:
    peat moss, bog moss

Questions about sphagnums

What is sphagnums the plural of?
Sphagnums is the plural of sphagnum.

Words near sphagnums in the dictionary

  1. sphagnophilous
  2. sphagnorubin
  3. sphagnorubins
  4. sphagnous
  5. sphagnum
  6. sphagnums
  7. sphairistic
  8. sphairistike
  9. Sphakia
  10. Sphakiot
  11. Sphakiots

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