Noun: Irish moss I-rish mós
- Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
"They harvested Irish moss to make a traditional pudding";
- carrageen, carageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus
Derived forms: Irish mosses
Type of: red algae
Part of: Chondrus, genus Chondrus
Encyclopedia: Irish moss