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Irish mosses

Irish mosses is the plural of Irish moss.

Meaning of Irish moss

Noun

Irish moss (countable and uncountable, plural Irish mosses)

  1. A species of edible seaweed, Chondrus crispus.
    • 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.
  2. Mastocarpus stellatus (false Irish moss), a less commonly gathered seaweed.
  3. Gracilaria, a genus of seaweeds, cultivated and eaten in Asian cuisines.
  4. Soleirolia soleirolii (angel's tears), a plant in the nettle family.
  5. Sagina subulata (syns. Sagina alexandrae), heath pearlwort, a terrestrial plant with needle-like leaves.
  6. Arenaria verna (golden moss)

Questions about Irish mosses

What is Irish mosses the plural of?
Irish mosses is the plural of Irish moss.

Words near Irish mosses in the dictionary

  1. Irish lord
  2. Irish lords
  3. Irish mile
  4. Irish miles
  5. Irish moss
  6. Irish mosses
  7. Irish nacho
  8. Irish nachos
  9. Irish pennant
  10. Irish pennants
  11. Irish poplin

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