sphagnum

• Sustantivo que designa cualquiera de varios musgos pálidos o cenicientos del género Sphagnum, cuyos restos descompuestos forman la turba.

A noun referring to any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum, whose decomposed remains form peat.

1. Peat mossC1formalscientific

   Any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum, which grow in wet, acidic environments and whose decomposed remains form peat.

   Musgo de turbera

   • Sphagnum moss is commonly used in gardening to retain moisture.
   • The bog was covered in a thick layer of sphagnum.
   • Peat, formed from decomposed sphagnum, is harvested for fuel.

   Sinónimosbog mosspeat mosssphagnum moss