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ditchmoss

ditchmoss

9.9
A green water plant that grows underwater in streams and ditches
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪtʃˌmɔs/
  • Specialized
: musgo de zanja
  • The stream banks were thick with ditchmoss swaying gently in the current.

Examples

  • Researchers collected samples of ditchmoss to study its effect on water quality.

  • The ditchmoss thrives in shallow waters.

  • During the summer, ditchmoss covers many shallow parts of the old canal.

  • Many species of ditchmoss can be found in local streams.

  • During the summer, ditchmoss covers many shallow parts of the old canal.

  • The stream banks were thick with ditchmoss swaying gently in the current.

  • Researchers collected samples of ditchmoss to study its effect on water quality.

Synonyms

Elodea
vsditchmoss
  • Specialized
1 8.9

A small water plant that grows completely underwater in ponds and aquariums

is found naturally in streams and ditches rather than kept by people
bogmat
vsditchmoss
  • Specialized
9.9

A water plant with narrow flat curved leaves that grow under the surface

is a soft leafy submerged plant rather than one with flat sickle fronds

Surface Forms

ditchmoss singular
ditchmosses plural

Morphology

ditchmoss = ditch + moss (transparent) = ditch + moss

A straightforward compound: 'ditch' + 'moss' = moss that grows in ditches; meaning is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Ditchmoss comes from ditch ('a small open channel for water') and moss ('a small green plant'). It names moss that grows in ditches and streams, often under the water, so it now means a submerged freshwater plant.