Treemoss

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Unprocessed mosses and lichens found growing on trees, often used commercially in fragrances. countable, uncountable

    "There are but few plants, also , (such as perhaps, the Yew, Savine, and most treemosses, ) which do not serve for the abode and support of known Insects."

Example

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"There are but few plants, also , (such as perhaps, the Yew, Savine, and most treemosses, ) which do not serve for the abode and support of known Insects."

Etymology

From tree + moss.

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