rose moss
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- noun
- /roʊz mɔs/
- She planted rose moss in the sunny border for its drought tolerance and easy care.
Examples
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The vibrant blooms of rose moss add color to the garden all summer long.
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The rose moss bloomed beautifully in the garden.
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Many gardeners choose rose moss because its flowers open in bright sunlight.
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I love the vibrant colors of rose moss.
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Many gardeners choose rose moss because its flowers open in bright sunlight.
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She planted rose moss in the sunny border for its drought tolerance and easy care.
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The vibrant blooms of rose moss add color to the garden all summer long.
Synonyms
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A small garden plant with bright flowers that open in sunlight
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A low garden plant with thick moss-like leaves and bright summer flowers used to cover the ground
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A low garden plant with thick, moss-like leaves and bright flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'rose' and 'moss' give partial cues: a learner can infer a low, moss-like plant that has rose-like flowers or appearance. However, because 'moss' literally denotes non-flowering plants, the exact meaning (that this is actually a low-growing flowering plant with moss-like foliage) is a botanical naming convention not fully predictable from the parts alone, so some prior exposure or domain knowledge is needed.
Etymology
The name rose moss comes from how the plant looks: its low, spreading leaves form a mat like moss, and its many small, bright flowers look like tiny roses, so the name describes a 'moss-like' plant with 'rose-like' blooms.