(Encyclopedia) club moss, name generally used for the living species of the class Lycopodiopsida, a primitive subdivision of vascular plants. The Lycopodiopsida were a dominant plant group in the…
(Encyclopedia) Hart, Moss, 1904–61, American dramatist, b. New York City, studied at Columbia. His first important play, Once in a Lifetime (1930), marked the beginning of a long collaboration with…
MOSS Ralph Wilbur , a Representative from Indiana;
born in Center Point, Clay County, Ind., April 21, 1862;
educated in the common schools of the township and attended Purdue University, West…
KENT Moss , a Representative from New York; born in Rensselaer County, N.Y.,
April 3, 1766; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the
bar and practiced; appointed first judge…
Senate Years of Service: 1959-1977
Party: Democrat MOSS Frank Edward (Ted) , a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, September 23, 1911; attended the public schools; graduated from the…
MOSS John Emerson , a Representative from California; born in Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah, April 13, 1915; moved to Sacramento, Calif., with his parents in 1923; attended the public schools and…
MOSS John McKenzie , a Representative from Kentucky;
born on a farm near Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., January 3, 1868;
attended the common and private schools;
employed in the Railway…
MOSS Hunter Holmes, Jr. , a Representative from West Virginia;
born in Parkersburg, Wood County, W.Va., May 26, 1874;
attended the public schools;
in early youth was employed in a bank;
was…
(Encyclopedia) sphagnumsphagnumsfăgˈnəm [key] or peat moss, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Sphagnum, economically the most valuable moss. Sphagnums, the principal constituent…
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