Dictionary entry
Sphagnum
Pronunciation: /ˈsfaɡnəm/
Pronunciation
/ˈsfaɡnəm/
Myanmar Meaning
သမပိုင်း စိမ့်မြေတွင်ပေါက်သော ရေညှိတစ်မျိုး။
Definition
sphagnum /'sfægnǝm/ n ( pl sphagna /'sfægnǝ/) သမပိုင္း စိမ့္ေျမတြင္ေပါက္ေသာ ေရညိႇတစ္မ်ဳိး။
Examples
- ‘The typical habitat seems to be acidic fens and sphagnum bogs with open pools.’
- ‘Fill the pot with a mix of equal volumes of sphagnum and perlite
- and moisten the mix.’
- ‘Most peat is made up of peat moss
- or sphagnum
- but it often includes other kinds of vegetation
- such as trees and even animal remains.’
- ‘Rotted cow manure
- compost
- shredded sphagnum
- granulated peat moss
- sawdust and ground corncobs are some materials that may be worked thoroughly into the soil.’
- ‘Many plants and fish will not thrive as well when the water pH goes much beyond 7.6-7.8
- so you might have to use peat or sphagnum to acidify the water a bit and bring the pH back down to more ideal levels.’
- ‘Moss
- specifically sphagnum
- is the lifeblood of any bog.’