Meaning & use
arctic moss
Any of several low-growing moss species adapted to the cold, low-light conditions of Arctic tundra and wetlands.
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Arctic moss forms thick, spongy mats across the tundra during the short summer.
Caribou and other tundra animals sometimes graze on arctic moss when other plants are scarce.
A note on using this word
"Arctic moss" is a common, informal name rather than a single scientific species, used broadly for cold-adapted mosses of the far north.
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