irish moss
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Noun (1)
- dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North AmericaSynonyms: carrageencarageencarragheenChondrus crispusType of red algaeMember of Chondrus, genus Chondrus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Irish moss
. (a) Botany Carrageen. (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.
From the entry Irish.
Irish moss
a seaweed. See Carrageen.
From the entry Moss.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54