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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