peat moss
noun
1
- mass noun a large absorbent moss which grows in dense masses on boggy ground, where the lower parts decay slowly to form peat deposits. Peat moss is widely used in horticulture, especially for packing plants and (as peat) for compost.泥炭藓。
1.1
- Genus Sphagnum, family Sphagnaceae: many species.泥炭藓属, 水藓科：多种。
2
- a lowland peat bog泥炭沼。