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Ceylon moss

noun

  1. a seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, of Ceylon and the East Indies: one of the algae from which agar is obtained.

Ceylon moss

noun

  1. a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ceylon moss1

First recorded in 1860–65

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