sphagnum

• Существительное, обозначающее любой из различных бледных или пепельных мхов рода Sphagnum, разложившиеся остатки которых образуют торф.

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.

   Сфагнум

   • 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.

   Синонимыbog mosspeat mosssphagnum moss