little club moss
- noun
- /ˈlɪtəl klʌb mɔs/
:
musgo club pequeño
- The forest floor was covered with a carpet of little club moss and other ferns.
Examples
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The little club mosses thrive in moist environments.
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Scientists discovered a new species of little club moss in the Amazon region.
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Gardeners sometimes cultivate little club moss for its delicate, moss-like appearance.
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I found a little club moss in my garden.
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Gardeners sometimes cultivate little club moss for its delicate, moss-like appearance.
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Scientists discovered a new species of little club moss in the Amazon region.
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The forest floor was covered with a carpet of little club moss and other ferns.
Synonyms
A small evergreen plant that looks like moss and grows close to the ground
A small plant like moss that grows close to the ground in damp, shady places
A small plant that looks like moss and grows low on the ground
Surface Forms
Morphology
The words 'little' and 'moss' make clear that this refers to a small plant, so part of the meaning (a small moss-like plant) is derivable from the constituents. However, 'club' in 'club moss' is a lexicalized botanical marker whose origin/sense is not obvious (not literally a club), so the full taxonomic meaning is not predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Little club moss gets its name from how it looks: it is little, it looks like soft moss, and it has tiny, club-shaped tips that made people call it a club moss. So the name means a 'small, moss-like plant' today.
