dulse
NounSynonyms:
Rhodymenia palmata
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Noun (1)
- coarse edible red seaweedSynonyms: Rhodymenia palmataType of red algaeMember of Rhodymenia, genus Rhodymenia
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Dulse (dŭls), noun
Origin: Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. Whisky.
Botany A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.]
The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter.— James Gates Percival
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54