Usage examples (10)

• Even the mosslike ground cover over which they had spread their blanket was black and shriveled.
• His size increased, and the mosslike growth from his head and shoulders that served for hair grew in thicker and more luxurious.
• Though there was no beach, the mosslike ground cover that grew down to the water's edge provided comfortable padding beneath their backs.
• Even the sparse wiry mountain grass was gone from the rocky hillsides now, and the only vegetation was a thick, dry, mosslike growth, or tough lichens.