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Messier vs Mossier - What's the difference?

messier | mossier |

As adjectives the difference between messier and mossier

is that messier is (messy) while mossier is (mossy).

messier

English

Proper noun

(head)
  • A French surname.
  • (the Andromeda Galaxy) or [[M13 (the globular cluster in Hercules).

    • See also

    * * Messier catalogue * Messier number * Messier object

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    * English eponyms

    mossier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (mossy)

    • Anagrams

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    mossy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Covered in or overgrown with moss.

    • Derived terms

    * mossy cell * mossy fiber, mossy fibre * mossy foot * mossy New Caledonian gecko * mossy saxifrage * mossiness * mossy-back, mossy-backed * * mossy-cup oak * mossy horn * mossy stonecrop * mossy zinc