moss
1. moss \'mo.s\ \'mo.-.sli-k\ n [ME, fr. OE mo-s; akin to OHG mos moss, L muscus] chiefly Scot 1: BOG, SWAMP; esp : a peat bog 2a: any of a class (Musci) of bryophytic plants having a small leafy often tufted stem bearing sex organs at its tip; also : a clump or sward of these plants 2b: any of various plants that form a mossy growth 3: a mossy outgrowth or appearance - moss.like aj 2. moss vt : to cover or overgrow with moss