Irish moss

Etymology
From its frequency on the Irish coast.

Noun

 * 1) A species of edible seaweed,.
 * 2) * 1865,, Cape Cod, Chapter I. "The Shipwreck", page 13.
 * At Jerusalem village the inhabitants were collecting in haste, before a thunder-shower now approaching, the Irish moss which they had spread to dry.
 * 1) , a less commonly gathered seaweed.
 * , a genus of seaweeds, cultivated and eaten in Asian cuisines.
 * 1)  (angel's tears), a plant in the nettle family.
 * 2)  (syns. ),, a terrestrial plant with needle-like leaves.

Translations

 * Catalan: molsa d'Irlanda
 * Czech: irský mech
 * Galician:
 * German: Knorpeltang, Irisch Moos
 * Irish: carraigín
 * Korean: 카라긴
 * Manx: carrickeen
 * Maori: rehia
 * Russian: ирла́ндский мох, жемчу́жный мох
 * Scottish Gaelic: cairgein, cairgean, carraigean, màthair an duilisg
 * Spanish: musgo de Irlanda
 * Welsh: gwymon melys