sea moss
sea moss · sea mosses
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Any marine organism resembling mossAny marine organism resembling moss: Any such branched marine bryozoan
Meaning
7 sensesAny marine organism resembling moss
(countable, uncountable)Any such branched marine bryozoan
Certain red algae, such as:
(countable, uncountable)Chondrus crispus (Irish moss, carrageen moss)
(countable, uncountable)Endocladia muricata (turfweed, nailbrush seaweed)
(countable, uncountable)Kappaphycus alvarezii (elkhorn sea moss)
(countable, uncountable)Palmaria palmata (dulse)
Any marine organism resembling moss
(countable, uncountable)Certain green algae, such as
Certain green algae, such as
(countable, uncountable)Bryopsis africana, a green alga
More definitions
- any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)
- sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding
Forms
plural: sea mosses| Singular | sea moss |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding:bryozoanpolyzoansea matmoss animal
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable