musco

a. [ Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide. ] (Bot.) Mosslike; resembling moss. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A superfamily of two-winged flies esp. the families: Muscidae; Gasterophilidae; Calliphoridae; and Tachinidae.
Syn. -- superfamily Muscoidea. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Muscus + -logy. ] Bryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. muscosus mossy, fr. muscus moss. ] Mossiness. Jonhson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unrefined or raw sugar. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It. mascavato. ] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it dark colored and moist. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Muscovy glass. ] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An inhabitant of Moscow. [ PJC ]

3. (Min.) Common potash mica, essentially KAl3Si3O10(OH)2. It is used as an electrical insulator. See Mica. [ 1913 Webster ]