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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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moss A. (dial.) bog, swamp OE.
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B. small plant of the class Musci. XIV. OE.
mos = MLG., (M)Du., OHG.
mos (G.
moos) bog, moss:- Gmc. *
musam, rel. to ON.
mosi wk. m. bog, moss, and further to OE.
mēos, OHG.
mios (G.
mies) moss (:- Gmc. *
meus-), ON.
mýrr MIRE, and outside Gmc. to L.
muscus, OSl.
mǔchǔ moss:- IE. *
mus-). The application in Eng. to the plant may be due to ON.
mosi.
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Moss adapts to its roles
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...s lake home. "I saw the moss here so I left it," Bruno...garden, she not only allows moss but encourages it. The slight...retreat with a welcoming mix of mosses, lichen, ferns, hostas and...and rocks sport clusters of moss, lichen and liverwort, giving...
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Moss gathers in thousands of forms
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...by spreading rhizoids. Many mosses are named after what they resemble, such as cushion moss, umbrella moss, hairy cap moss...Some plants believed to be moss are not true mosses. Irish moss and Scotch moss look like moss...
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Moss adapts to roles as ground cover, focal point or accent.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/10/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...near Island Lake. "I saw the moss here so I left it," Bruno...garden, she not only allows moss but encourages it. The slight...retreat with a welcoming mix of mosses, lichen, ferns, hostas and...and rocks sport clusters of moss, lichen and liverwort, giving...
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Moss adapts to roles as ground cover, focal point or accent.
News Wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN); 10/4/2002; 700+ words
; ...near Island Lake. "I saw the moss here so I left it," Bruno...garden, she not only allows moss but encourages it. The slight...retreat with a welcoming mix of mosses, lichen, ferns, hostas and...and rocks sport clusters of moss, lichen and liverwort, giving...
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MOSS COLLECTS 'FRIENDS' GALORE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 8/14/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...styled "people's artist" P. Buckley Moss - everyone calls her Pat - but they weren...Roanoke & Conference Center for a national Moss collectors convention Saturday. The room...milling through the largest exhibit of Moss paintings outside her Waynesboro gallery...
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GATHERING MOSS IF IT LIKES YOUR LAWN, WHY NOT GO FOR IT?(LIFESTYLE)(ARTFUL SHOPPER)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 6/7/2003; 700+ words
; ...areas of my lawn into moss gardens of assorted...containing a variety of mosses. Perhaps I was more...transforming my lawn into a moss garden, I've discovered the variety of mosses that exist in my...34.95 Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses By Robin Wall ...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Moss' production catching up with talent
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/19/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...stretching at the team's Winter Park facility, but the Pro Bowl receiver Randy Moss limbered up in his own way. After a trainer briefly stretched Moss' hamstrings, Moss played catch with quarterback Daunte Culpepper and exchanged trash talk with...
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Moss should leave ... well enough alone
Magazine article from: The Sporting News; 2/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...t come around all that often. Randy Moss has left plenty of defensive backs in his...offseason is officially under way, and Moss is the most tantalizing player in this...But none can dominate a game the way Moss can. None will score 23 touchdowns in...
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Moss grows greener
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/2/2001; ; 700+ words
; Moss grows greener His deal with Vikings comes...owner has locked up game-breaker Randy Moss for the next eight years, and for that he...develop a nasty case of writer's cramp or, if Moss doesn't produce as expected, buyer's...
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Moss' answers invariably bring questions.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 6/14/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...s face. He had just heard what Randy Moss had to say about him, and that's how...have made more sense, considering what Moss said. In a recent radio interview with...Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson, Moss was talking about Culpepper's role in...
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Moss
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Moss The mosses are the largest of the...Sphagnideae), and the granite mosses (Andreaeideae). The...x201C; leafy ” moss plant is known as the gametophyte...phase is dominant in the moss life cycle. The mosses are the most broadly distributed...
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Iceland Moss
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Iceland moss Description Iceland moss ( Cetraria islandica ) is a lichen (a moss-like plant) that grows on the ground in mountains, forests, and arctic areas. In addition to Iceland, the lichen is found in Scandinavia, Great Britain, North...
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Club Mosses
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...species), Diphasiastrum, the club mosses (five species), Huperzia, the fir mosses (seven species), and Lycopodiella, the bog club mosses (six species); all are terrestrial...sole epiphytic member of the club moss family in North America is the...
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Moss, Randy
Book article from: Notable Sports Figures
Randy Moss 1977- American football player M innesota Vikings receiver Randy Moss is one of professional football's star players...Times writer Judy Battista described him. Though Moss's talents on the gridiron are extraordinary, his...
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Moss Bros Group plc
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Moss Bros Group plc 8 Saint Johns Hill, Clapham...Rental After more than 120 years in business, Moss Bros Group plc remains one of the preeminent...across the United Kingdom, selling its own Moss Bros and Cecil Gee brands as well as others...
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