- sphag
- sphag·na·ceous;sphag·na·les;sphag·ni·cole;sphag·nic·o·lous;sphag·nob·rya;sphag·no·phil·ic;sphag·nous;sphag·num;
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
sphag|nous — «SFAG nuhs», adjective. 1. consisting of or like sphagnum. 2. producing sphagnum; full of sphagnum … Useful english dictionary
sphag|num — «SFAG nuhm», noun. 1. any one of a genus of soft mosses, found chiefly in boggy or swampy places, which, when decomposed and compacted, form peat. Sphagnum is one kind of peat moss. 2. a mass or quantity of this moss used by florists in potting… … Useful english dictionary
sphag — »e, i (G). The throat; slaughter, sacrifice … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
sphag·num — /ˈsfægnəm/ noun [noncount] : ↑peat moss … Useful english dictionary
sphagnum — sphag•num [[t]ˈsfæg nəm[/t]] n. pln any spongy moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs: used for potting and packing plants • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL, alter. of Gk sphágnos a moss sphag′nous, adj … From formal English to slang
sphagnum — sphag·num sfag nəm n 1) any of an order (Sphagnales, containing a single genus Sphagnum) of atypical mosses that grow only in wet acid areas where their remains become compacted with other plant debris to form peat 2) a mass of dehydrated… … Medical dictionary
sphagnum — sphag|num [ˈsfægnəm] n also sphagnum .moss [U] a type of ↑moss (=simple plant) that grows in wet places … Dictionary of contemporary English
sphagnum — sphag|num [ sfægnəm ] noun uncount a type of MOSS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sphagnaceous — sphag·na·ceous … English syllables
sphagnales — sphag·na·les … English syllables