Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woolly fringe moss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: wool-ly fringe -moss
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

moss of species Racomitrium lanuginosum (family Grimmiaceae).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Oval-fruited Fringe moss is peculiar to the hills of Scotland, Wales and Ireland; the Dark Mountain Fringe moss grows on wet rocks by rivulets in similar situations; Slender Mountain Fringe moss prefers exposed places, as does also the Woolly Fringe moss; the Green Mountain Fringe moss favours rocks; and the Hoary Fringe moss is so kind as to grow on this rough wall."
"The typical haunts are the windswept summit plateaux or broad ridges and upper spurs of the higher hills, where short montane grassland, woolly fringe moss carpets, lichen heath, or open stony fell-fields cover most of the ground."
"Flat ground at the top of Allt Creag an Leth-choin carries prostrate vegetation dominated by woolly fringe moss with some crowberry."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

hoary rock moss woolly moss

Questions

What does woolly fringe moss mean?: moss of species Racomitrium lanuginosum (family Grimmiaceae).

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