sea moss

English

Noun

sea moss (countable and uncountable, plural sea mosses)

1. Any marine organism resembling moss
   1. Any such branched marine bryozoan
   2. Certain red algae, such as:
      1. Chondrus crispus (Irish moss, carrageen moss)
      2. (turfweed, nailbrush seaweed)
      3. (elkhorn sea moss)
      4. Palmaria palmata (dulse)
   3. Certain green algae, such as
      1. , a green alga

References

• “sea moss”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “sea moss”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.