dulse

dulse  (dls)

n.

An edible red alga (Palmaria palmata) that grows on rocky shores on both sides of the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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[Scottish Gaelic duileasg, from Old Irish duilesc.]

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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             Rhodymenia palmata 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