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Polytrichum

noun
Po·​lyt·​ri·​chum | \ -kəm\

Definition of Polytrichum

: a large genus (the type of the family Polytrichaceae) of mosses chiefly of temperate and arctic regions — see haircap moss

History and Etymology for Polytrichum

New Latin, from Latin polytrichon goldenhair, from Greek, maidenhair, from neuter of polytrichos very hairy

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