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scale moss

noun

  1. any thalloid liverwort.


scale moss

noun

  1. any of various leafy liverworts of the order Jungermanniales, which resemble mosses
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scale moss1

First recorded in 1840–50

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