sphagnous

[ sfag-nuhs ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sphagnous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; sphagn(um) + -ous

Example Sentences

Herbaceous, low, diœcious; stem simple, 2–3-leaved, 1-flowered; leaves roundish-kidney-form, somewhat 5-lobed, serrate, wrinkled; calyx-lobes pointless; petals obovate, white; fruit of few grains, amber-color.—In sphagnous swamps, highest peaks of White Mts., coast of E. Maine, and north and west to the Arctic regions.

From Project Gutenberg

A second little pond in a marsh on a high plateau, at the foot of Mount Redfield, was also discovered,—"margined and embanked with luxuriant and deep sphagnous moss,"—which was named by the party Moss Lake.

From Project Gutenberg

This inclosure, however, was filled with a dense peaty mass not reduced to mold, the result of centuries of sphagnous growth, which had reached a thickness of nearly 2 feet above the remains.

From Project Gutenberg

This inclosure, however, was filled with a dense peaty mass not reduced to mold, the result of centuries of sphagnous growth, which had reached a thickness of nearly 2 feet above the remains.

From Project Gutenberg

A second little pond in a marsh on a high plateau, at the foot of Mount Redfield, was also discovered, — "margined and embanked with luxuriant and deep sphagnous moss," — which was named by the party Moss Lake.

From Project Gutenberg