bog moss


noun

Origin of bog moss

First recorded in 1775–85

Example sentences from the Web for bog moss

  • It would be very desirable to discover some means of eradicating the Bog-moss.

    Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn
  • The Bog-moss (Sphagnum) overruns them, and renders them barren.

    Lachesis Lapponica |Carl von Linn
  • Here and there we detect the remains of birch under the peat, but the peat itself is composed chiefly of bog-moss and heather.

    Fragments of Earth Lore |James Geikie
  • Their interest is heightened by the portions which are vividly green with bog-moss, being the birthplace of important streams.

    Lancashire |Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon

British Dictionary definitions for bog moss

bog moss

noun

another name for peat moss