moss-crop
/ˈmɒskrɒp/Now English regional (northern ) and Scottish
noun
Any of several grasses which grow in boggy or marshy areas; specifically (a) cotton grass, especially Eriophorum vaginatum or E. angustifolium; (b) silverweed, Potentilla anserina ( obsolete ).
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Catholicon Anglicum: an English-Latin wordbook. From moss + crop.
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