1.loosely matted plant with mosslike foliage studded with tiny starry 4-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe.
长有苔藓类叶片和四瓣星形白色花的松散地被植物；分布于欧洲中部和南部的山区。
2.sessile mosslike aquatic animal having the anus of the polyp outside the crown of tentacles.
固着型海藻样水栖动物，在触须的头外有珊瑚虫的肛门。
3.seaweeds are Brown algae; mosslike carpets of red algae are seen at low tides.
最常见的海藻是棕色海藻；在较浅的潮汐中能看到成片的苔藓般红色海藻。
4.forming mosslike colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles;
固着型水生动物，形成象苔藓一样珊瑚虫群体，每只有弯曲或圆形的背脊；