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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Iceland moss

/īs'-lənd môs/ · Ice·land moss · IPA
01 A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other…
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    A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.(Bot.)