black moss

== English == === Noun === black moss (usually uncountable, plural black mosses) Any of numerous species of dark-coloured mosses (Bryophyta), possibly species of the genera Grimmia, Andreaea, Syntrichia, Cinclidotus. 1823, Agriculture, article in (editor), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 6th Edition, Volume 1, page 373, There are, however, two general kinds of mosses; black moss, and whitish or yellow moss. The black moss is originally of a mahogany colour, but speedily becomes black upon exposure to the air. Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish moss), a flowering plant, particularly after it has been dried for use as stuffing and decoration. Nostoc flagelliforme (fat choy), a terrestrial cyanobacterium eaten in Chinese cuisine. (US) Bryoria fremontii (wila), a lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.