IRISH MOSS


Meaning of IRISH MOSS in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized I

1.

a. : the dried and bleached plants of two red algae ( Chondrus crispus and Gigartina mamillosa ) used as an agent for thickening or emulsifying or as a demulcent (as in cookery or pharmacy) — called also chondrus

b. : carrageen 1

2. : cypress spurge

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.