muscoid

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muscoid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Muscoid \Mus"coid\, a. [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.)
     Mosslike; resembling moss.
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  Muscoid \Mus"coid\, n. (Bot.)
     A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant,
     with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any
     vascular system.
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