dulse (d ls)n. An edible red alga (Palmaria palmata) that grows on rocky shores on both sides of the northern Atlantic Ocean. [Scottish Gaelic duileasg, from Old Irish duilesc.] |
dulse [dʌls]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several seaweeds, esp Rhodymenia palmata, that occur on rocks and have large red edible fronds
[from Old Irish duilesc seaweed]
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| Noun | 1. |  dulse - coarse edible red seaweed red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan genus Rhodymenia, Rhodymenia - type genus of the family Rhodymeniaceae |
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