moss
IPA: mˈɔs
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).
- (countable) A kind or species of such plants.
- (informal) Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.
- (now chiefly UK regional) A bog; a fen.
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish (served by Moss and District Parish Council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5914).
- A coastal town and municipality in Viken county, Norway.
- A number of places in the United States:
- Former name of Moss Landing, California.
- An unincorporated community in Jasper County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, Tennessee.
- A former community in Gilmer County, West Virginia.
- (computing) Acronym of MIME Object Security Services.
- (software) Acronym of Map Overlay and Statistical System.
- (software) Acronym of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server.
- (trading) Acronym of Market Oriented Sector Selective talks.
verb
- (intransitive) To become covered with moss.
- (transitive) To cover (something) with moss.
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