'Sphagnum' definitions:
Definition of 'sphagnum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: sphagnum, sphagnum moss, peat moss, bog moss]
Definition of 'Sphagnum'
From: GCIDE
- Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.] (Bot.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss. [1913 Webster]