peat-bog
21peat moss — noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat • Syn: ↑sphagnum, ↑sphagnum moss, ↑bog moss • Hypernyms: ↑moss • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sphagnum * * * …
22peat moor — noun see peat bog * * * peat bank, peat bed, peat bog, peatˈland, peat moor or peat moss noun 1. A region, bog, moor, etc, covered with peat 2. A place from which peat is dug • • • Main Entr …
23peat moss — 1. Also called bog moss. any moss, esp. of the genus Sphagnum, from which peat may form. 2. such moss after it has been dried, used chiefly as a mulch or seedbed, for acidification. [1225 75 for earlier sense; 1870 80 for def. 1; ME petemos (in… …
24Bog of Allen — The Bog of Allen ( Móin Alúine in Irish) is a large peat bog in the centre of Ireland between the rivers Liffey and Shannon.The Irish Peatland Conservation Council describes the bog as an important area of peatland, as much a part of Irish… …
25bog oak — noun : oak that has become dark from long burial in a peat bog * * * oak or other wood preserved in peat bogs. Also called bogwood. [1855 60] * * * bog oak, ancient oak preserved and blackened in the peat of a bog. * * * n. an ancient oak tree… …
26peat bank — noun : a place from which peat is cut * * * peat bank, peat bed, peat bog, peatˈland, peat moor or peat moss noun 1. A region, bog, moor, etc, covered with peat 2. A place from which peat is dug • • • Main Entry: ↑ …
27bog — n. a peat bog * * * [bɒg] a peat bog …
28bog — n. & v. n. 1 a wet spongy ground. b a stretch of such ground. 2 Brit. sl. a lavatory. v.tr. (bogged, bogging) (foll. by down; usu. in passive) impede (was bogged down by difficulties). Phrases and idioms: bog bean = BUCKBEAN. bog myrtle a… …
29peat moss — /ˈpit mɒs/ (say peet mos) noun 1. any moss from which peat has formed or may form, as sphagnum, and used as a basis for potting mixtures. 2. → peat bog …
30bog — Synonyms and related words: baygall, bemire, bog down, bottom, bottomland, bottoms, buffalo wallow, cesspool, cloaca, cloaca maxima, drain, dump, everglade, fen, fenland, garbage dump, glade, hog wallow, holm, marais, marish, marsh, marshland,… …
