Irish moss

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English

Irish moss.

Etymology

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

Noun

Irish moss (uncountable)

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  1. 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.
  2. Soleirolia soleirolii(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.), a plant in the nettle family.
  3. The plant Sagina subulata.

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