Usage Note
Moos is moss carpeting stones and forest floors; it is usually uncountable, though botanists speak of Moose for species. Colloquially Moos also means money, as in kein Moos haben (to be broke).
Examples
"Weiches Moos überzog den alten Baumstamm."
Natural Translation
Soft moss covered the old tree trunk.
Literal Translation
Soft moss covered the old tree-trunk.
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