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Definition of moss noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

moss

noun
 
/mɒs/
 
/mɔːs/
 [uncountable, countable]Idioms
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  1. a very small green or yellow plant without flowers that spreads over wet surfaces, rocks, trees, etc.
    • moss-covered walls
    compare lichen see also peat moss, Spanish mossTopics Plants and treesc2
    Word OriginOld English mos ‘bog or moss’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch mos and German Moos.
Idioms
a rolling stone gathers no moss
  1. (saying) a person who moves from place to place, job to job, etc. does not have a lot of money, possessions or friends but is free from responsibilities
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