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peat moss Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
The dark, dried, and partially decomposed remains of sphagnum moss, harvested from bogs and widely used in agriculture and horticulture as a soil amendment to increase moisture retention and acidity.
Usage Example
"Before planting the blueberry bushes, the gardener worked several bales of peat into the soil to improve its texture and lower its pH."
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peat
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sphagnum
• noun (Context 2)
Any of various highly absorbent, pale-green to reddish mosses of the genus Sphagnum that grow abundantly in dense masses in bogs, swamps, and wetlands, playing a key ecological role in water retention.
Usage Example
"The researchers studied the living sphagnum in the boreal bog to understand its capacity for sequestering carbon."
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sphagnum
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