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hoary fringe moss en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Racomitrium canescens, a moss in the family Grimmiaceae.
   • 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. 1861, Margaret Plues, Rambles in Search of Mosses, page 21:
   • Trichostomum (Fringe-moss) is less frequently met with; some species occur in mountainous districts and one, Hoary fringe-moss, we have found on our own heath. 1831, Priscilla Wakefield, An Introduction to Botany, 10th edition, page 224:
   • R. canescens, the hoary Fringe Moss, is found on sandy heaths and stony places in loose yellowish-green patches […] 1883, The Microscopical News and Northern Microscopist, volume 3, page 66:

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Translations (1)

is grámosi (Racomitrium canescens)