Irish moss

== English == === Etymology === (seaweed): From its frequency on the Irish coast. === Noun === Irish moss (countable and uncountable, plural Irish mosses) 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. Mastocarpus stellatus (false Irish moss), a less commonly gathered seaweed. Gracilaria, a genus of seaweeds, cultivated and eaten in Asian cuisines. Soleirolia soleirolii (angel's tears), a plant in the nettle family. Sagina subulata (syns. Sagina alexandrae), heath pearlwort, a terrestrial plant with needle-like leaves. Arenaria verna (golden moss) ==== Synonyms ==== (Chondrus crispus): carrageen, carrageen moss ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== carrageenan