sea moss meaning

UK /siː mɒs/ US /si mɔs/ 2 syllables

sea moss (noun): 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.

sea moss has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

sea moss as a noun

  1. 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, polyzoan, sea mat, moss animal

    Type of: invertebrate

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

    Type of: red algae

How to pronounce sea moss

sea moss is pronounced /siː mɒs/ in British English and /si mɔs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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