muscousadj.
/ˈmʌskəs/, U.S. /ˈməskəs/ Chiefly Botany. rare.
Mossy; resembling moss.
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muscous1658
muscose1707
muscoid1841
musciform1890
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Muscous, mossy, or full of mosse.
1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Muscose Muscous, mossy, or abounding with Moss.
1891 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Muscous, mossy.
1923 W. de la Mare Riddle 300 Muscous incrustations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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