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 Sea moss Zool. Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.
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 sea moss
      n 1: sessile aquatic animal forming mosslike colonies of small
           polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing
           tentacles; attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by
           budding [syn: bryozoan, polyzoan, sea mat, moss
           animal]
      2: any of various red algae having graceful rose to purple
         fronds (e.g. dulse or carrageen)