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Moos

moss

noun MOHS Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

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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