moss

IPA(Pronunciation)

/mɒs/

intransitive transitive

(intransitive) To become covered with moss. / (transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）苔に覆われる、苔が生える / （他動詞）～を苔で覆う、～に苔を生やす

The old stone bench began to moss after years of neglect, making it slippery in the rain.

長年放置された古い石のベンチは苔むし、雨の日には滑りやすくなった。

Sense（1）

(intransitive) To become covered with moss.

An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To cover (something) with moss.

mosses

（ present singular third-person ）

mossing

（ participle present ）

mossed

（ participle past ）

mossed

（ past ）