peat moss

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Definition of peat moss in English Turkish dictionary

turba yapan yosun

turba oluşturan yosun

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Definition of peat moss in English English dictionary

or sphagnum moss Any of more than 160 species of plants that make up the bryophyte genus Sphagnum, which grow in dense clumps around ponds, in swamps and bogs, on moist, acid cliffs, and on lakeshores from tropical to subpolar regions. These pale-green to deep-red plants can hold 20 times their weight in water. As they die and are compressed, they form organic peat, which is harvested and dried as fuel, as seedbed cover, and as shipping packaging for plants and live aquatic animals. Gardeners stir peat into soil to increase soil moisture, porosity, and acidity and to reduce erosion

any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat

Attributive form of peat moss, noun

Hyphenation

peat Moss

Turkish pronunciation

pit môs

Pronunciation

/ˈpēt ˈmôs/ /ˈpiːt ˈmɔːs/

Etymology

[ 'pEt ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English pete, from Medieval Latin peta.