a red East Indian seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, from which agar is made
Ceylon moss in American English
any of several East Indian species (genus Gracilaria) of red algae from which agar is made
Ceylon moss in American English
noun
a seaweed, Gracilaria lichenoides, of Ceylon and the East Indies: one of the algae from which agar is obtained
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, blind spot, jumping jack, monism, mutualism