sphagnum

IPA: sfˈɑgnʌm

noun

  • Any of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.
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Examples of "sphagnum" in Sentences

  • Poison sumac grows in the sphagnum bog.
  • Sphagnum peat, with an air space underneath.
  • There are some very large sphagnum hummocks.
  • Generally, peat or sphagnum moss is the best.
  • Sphagnum moss is also of economic importance.
  • Sphagnum species also reproduce by fragmentation.
  • Peat need not be formed by decayed Sphagnum moss.
  • In the ACT a sphagnum bog is the source for the Cotter River.
  • The acidic water slows the decay of the sphagnum moss and other plants.
  • Although it is not exclusive, it is heavily dominated in sphagnum moss.

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