Irish moss
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[edit]Etymology
[edit](seaweed): From its frequency on the Irish coast.
Noun
[edit]Irish moss (countable and uncountable, plural Irish mosses)
- A species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus.
- 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.
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter I. "The Shipwreck", page 13.
- Mastocarpus stellatus (false Irish moss), a less commonly gathered seaweed.
- Gracilaria, a genus of seaweeds, cultivated and eaten in Asian cuisines.
- Soleirolia soleirolii (angel's tears), a plant in the nettle family.
- Sagina subulata (syns. Sagina alexandrae), heath pearlwort, a terrestrial plant with needle-like leaves.
- Arenaria verna (golden moss)
Synonyms
[edit]- (Chondrus crispus): carrageen, carrageen moss
Translations
[edit]edible seaweed
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