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SEA MOSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sea moss" is a kind of...):
red algae (marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan)
Sense 2
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
Synonyms:
bryozoan; moss animal; polyzoan; sea mat; sea moss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("sea moss" is a kind of...):
invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)
Holonyms ("sea moss" is a member of...):
Bryozoa; phylum Bryozoa; polyzoa (marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids)