Indian feather moss

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Etymology

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From Indian +‎ feather +‎ moss, thus called because the calyptra of the plant allegedly resembles the feather in some Native American headdresses[1]

Noun

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Indian feather moss (plural Indian feather mosses)

  1. moss of the species Timmia megapolitana.

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