sphagnum.

Moss of the sphagnum group, noted for holding water and contributing to peat formation.

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Words that belong together

• sphagnum moss
• sphagnum bog

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Water rose around her boots in the sphagnum.

Pale sphagnum covered the bog’s uneven surface.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in everyday usage. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.