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English noun: sea moss

1. sea moss (animal) 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


Synonymsbryozoan, moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat


Broader (hypernym)invertebrate


Member meronymBryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa

2. sea moss (animal) any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)


Broader (hypernym)red algae









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