moss

名词 moss:

1. tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants

1. Moss affects the northern slopes.
   朝北的山坡易生苔。
2. The protective cap or hood covering the spore case of a moss or related plant.
   藓帽盖在苔藓或相关植物芽孢体上的保护帽或盖子
3. He is found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.
   有人看见他枕著树叶和苔藓睡著了。
4. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
   滚石不生苔; 转业不聚财。

moss

n.（名词）

Any of various green, usually small, nonvascular plants of the class Musci of the division Bryophyta.
苔藓：任一种苔藓植物门苔藓纲绿色植物，通常较小且无导管
A patch or covering of such plants.
藓沼：一片长满此种植物的土地或覆盖物
Any of various other unrelated plants having a similar appearance or manner of growth, such as the club moss, Irish moss, and Spanish moss.
苔藓样植物：任一种有着相似的外表和生长方式的不相关植物，如石松、角叉菜和铁兰
v.tr.（及物动词）
mossed,moss.ing,moss.es
To cover with moss.
以苔藓覆盖

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English mos [bog]
源自 古英语 mos [沼泽]
and from Medieval Latin mossa [moss] [of Germanic origin]
并源自 中世纪拉丁语 mossa [苔] [源于日耳曼语]