moss-grown

[ maws-grohn, mos- ]

adjective

1. overgrown with moss.
2. old-fashioned; antiquated:

   moss-grown traditions.

moss-grown

adjective

1. covered with moss

Word History and Origins

Origin of moss-grown¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

They found a temple all slimy and moss-grown, but not quite in ruins, and there they gave thanks for their escape and prayed for help in their dreadful loneliness.

From Literature

Further east on the national road, lupine seeds have — at some point — been tossed into the moss-grown Eldhraun lava field, formed in a historic 18th-century eruption that wiped out a fifth of Iceland’s population.

From New York Times

We were sitting on the lowest step of a high, square tomb, moss-grown and lichen-covered.

From Project Gutenberg

The kitchens were on the other hand, and before her an opening flanked by tall heraldic beasts broke a low wall, built of moss-grown brick.

From Project Gutenberg

A moss-grown bank supplied a bed as comfortable as any spring mattress.

From Project Gutenberg