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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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