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Added 9 October 2026

sphagnum

/ˈsfæɡnəm/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sphagnum at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Borrowed from translingual Sphagnum, which is from Ancient Greek σφάγνος (sphágnos).

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