Found 2 items, similar to sphagnum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sphagnum sphagnum n : any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat [syn: sphagnum moss, peat moss, bog moss]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sphagnum Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.] (Bot.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss. [1913 Webster]