mos

Meaning

1. (neuter) moss (small seedless plant(s) growing on surfaces)
2. (neuter) lichen (symbiotic association(s) of algae and fungi)
3. (neuter, obsolete, rare) swamp, marsh

Concepts

moss

bryophyte

verdigris

Translations

Moos

mousse

musgo

musgo

muschio

molsa

yosun

βρύο

muscus

μούσκλο

mossa

طُحْلُب

mousse végétale

musco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɔs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: mos

Inherited from Old Dutch: *mos

In summary

From Middle Dutch mos, from Old Dutch *mos, from Proto-West Germanic *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą.

Sentences

Er groeide mos tussen de kiezelsteentjes op hun oprit .

Moss grew between the pebbles on their driveway.

Het mos groeit enkel aan de noordzijde van de boomstam .

The moss grows only on the north side of the tree trunk.