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Muscoid

Mus"coid\, a. [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.) Mosslike; resembling moss.

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Muscoid is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Webster's Revised

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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