| 单词 | bog moss |
| 释义 | bog /bog/noun
(bogg'ing; bogged) to sink (also intransitive verb) ORIGIN: Ir and Scot Gaelic bogach, from bog soft boggˈiness noun boggˈy adjective bog asphodel noun A yellow-flowered bog-plant, Narthecium ossifragum bogˈbean noun A marsh plant, Menyanthes trifoliata (also called buckˈbean) bogˈ-butter noun A butter-like substance found in Irish peat bogs bog cotton noun Cotton grass bog iron see bog ore below. bogˈland noun bogˈ-Latin noun Shelta bog moss noun Sphagnum bog myrtle noun Sweet-gale (Myrica gale), a bog-plant bogˈoak noun Trunks of oak embedded in bogs and preserved from decay bog ore or bog iron noun An iron ore found in boggy land, limonite bog spavin see spavin bog standard adjective (slang) Basic, ordinary bogˈtrotter noun (derogatory slang)
bogˈtrotting noun and adjective bog down To encumber or be encumbered with an overwhelming amount of work, a difficult task, etc bog off (vulgar sl) Go away sphagnum /sfagˈnəm/nounAny moss of the genus Sphagnum of boggy areas in temperate regions, forming peat as it decays and used in horticulture, etc for its water-retentive properties (also called peat moss or bog moss) ORIGIN: Gr sphagnos a name for various plants sphagnicˈolous adjective (L colere to inhabit) living in peat moss sphagnolˈogist noun sphagnolˈogy noun The study of the sphagnum mosses sphagˈnous adjective |
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