Sea moss

Sea´ moss`

1.

(Zool.) Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sea moss - 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 bryozoan, moss animal, polyzoan, sea mat invertebrate - any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification Bryozoa, phylum Bryozoa, polyzoa - marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids
	2.	sea moss - any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen) red algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan