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Definition of Sphagnums
1. sphagnum [n] - See also: sphagnum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphagnums
Literary usage of Sphagnums
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Microscopical Journal: Transactions of the Royal Microscopical (1871)
"As it may be of interest to know something of the histology of the sphagnums,
and except the late Mr. Wilson's admirable sketch of the family in ..."
2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1858)
"It was further stated, that although sphagnums constitute a large portion of ...
The sphagnums do not enter so largely into the composition of this kind, ..."
3. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"This distribution of the cells explains the pale- green color characteristic of
the sphagnums. Large and spirally marked cells, similar to those of the leaf ..."
4. North and South: notes on the natural history of a winter home by Stanton Davis Kirkham (1913)
"Of the common mosses it is to be remarked that, outside of the peculiar jungle
known as the Bay, sphagnums are comparatively rare. ..."
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