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sphagnum

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sphag·num /ˈsfæɡnəm/ (also sphagnum moss) noun [uncountable]  a type of moss (=simple plant) that grows in wet places 泥炭藓
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sphagnumWithout the camouflage of pondweed and sphagnum moss he was unrecognizable.He also advised that seeds be sent in a vegetating condition, packed in layers of damp sphagnum moss.Dress with hormone powder and wedge open with a pad of damp sphagnum moss.The ground was covered with soft green sphagnum moss, and the dampness here did not permit the growth of hardwoods.The carpet of sphagnum was colored in a pleasing mixture of pastel browns, pinks, and yellows.Certain species of sphagnum and the acid-loving bulbous rush may become abundant.
sphag·num nounChineseSyllable
(=simple type plant) of Corpus moss that a wet grows in


sphagnum
sphagnum /ˈsfæɡnəm/ (also ˈsphagnum ˌmoss) noun [uncountable]
a type of moss (=simple plant) that grows in wet places


sphag·numBrE /ˈsfæɡnəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsfæɡnəm/ 🔊 (also ˈSphagnum moss) noun [uncountable] a type of moss that grows in wet areas, used especially for planting plants in pots, making fertilizer , etc. 泥炭藓(尤用于盆种花草、积肥等)