| 单词 | white moss |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite moss white moss n. any of various white or pale lichens; (in later use) spec. = reindeer moss n. at reindeer n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > lichen > [noun] > of unspecified or various types white moss?a1425 rock hair1724 crotal1777 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 179v (MED) Vsnea quercina, þat is, white mosse [L. mossa alba], is ca. & sic. with temperament & confortatif. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv. 96 White Moss, which grows on some heaths, and is hard to be found. View more context for this quotation 1796 W. Marshall Rural Econ. W. Eng. I. 222 During the winter months, a West Devonshire Orchard,..appears as if hung with hoar frost; owing to the white moss which hangs in ribbons from its boughs. 1884 Cassell's Family Mag. Apr. 316/2 A new material for paper..is the white moss which grows so largely in Norway and Sweden. 2006 R. M. Lawson New Hampsh. iii. 89 Here were amazing summits of white moss and glimmering stone. < as lemmas |
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