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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

peat moss • n. 1. a large absorbent moss (genus Sphagnum, family Sphagnaceae) that grows in dense masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits. Peat moss is widely used in horticulture, esp. for packing plants and for compost. 2. a lowland peat bog.

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World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

peat moss Decomposed organic matter (humus) obtained from disintegrated sphagnum moss (bog moss). The most widely obtainable source of humus, it is dug into soil and added to compost to retain moisture. Its continuing use poses an ecological threat to peat bogs.

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peat moss

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | | Copyright

peat moss The common name for a moss of the genus Sphagnum, common on wet peat.

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The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

peat moss see sphagnum .

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	Peat moss? Yes, peat moss: it cleans up spills. (oil spills) Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily; 7/23/1991
	Don't confuse sphagnum moss with peat moss.(cutaneous sporotrichosis) Magazine article from: Journal of the Bromeliad Society; 9/1/2008
	Identification of mycobacteria in peat moss processing plants: application of... Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Microbiology; 1/1/2007