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Irish moss

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus. countable, uncountable

    "1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter I. "The Shipwreck", page 13. At Jerusalem village the inhabitants were collecting in haste, before a thunder-shower now approaching, the Irish moss which they had spread to dry."

  2. 2
    dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America wordnet
  3. 3
    Mastocarpus stellatus (false Irish moss), a less commonly gathered seaweed. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Gracilaria, a genus of seaweeds, cultivated and eaten in Asian cuisines. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Soleirolia soleirolii (angel's tears), a plant in the nettle family. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    Sagina subulata (syns. Sagina alexandrae), heath pearlwort, a terrestrial plant with needle-like leaves. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Arenaria verna (golden moss) countable, uncountable

Etymology

(seaweed): From its frequency on the Irish coast.

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