hypnum

noun

hyp·​num

ˈhipnəm

1

capitalized : the type genus of the family Hypnaceae comprising mosses with the leaves arranged in three rows see plume moss

2

plural -s : any moss of the genus Hypnum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek hypnon, a lichen

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