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 Definitions of peat moss  [pit]  

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Definition of 'peat moss' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) peat moss
any moss, esp. of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form.

2.  peat moss
such moss when dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed.

Etymology:  (1870–80; cf. ME petemos (in place name) peat bog)

Definition of 'peat moss' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sphagnum, sphagnum moss, peat moss, bog moss
any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat

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