Jaffnan.
/ˈdʒafnə/, U.S. /ˈdʒæfnə/ Jaffna moss n. Alectoria sarmentosa, a dye lichen collected in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) ( Treasury Bot. 1866); see also quot. 1889.
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1889 G. S. Boulger Uses of Plants 50 Ceylon Moss, Jaffna Moss..(Sphærococcus lichenioides, Agardh) another of the Florideæ from..Ceylon, Burma, etc...now used as a demulcent food jelly for invalids.
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