DULSE

dulse, Rhodymenia palmata

(noun) coarse edible red seaweed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dulse (usually uncountable, plural dulses)

A seaweed of a reddish-brown color (Palmaria palmata) which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland.

Anagrams

• duels, leuds, ludes, slued

Source: Wiktionary


Dulse, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf + uisge water. Cf. Whisky.] (Bot.)

Definition: A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten, as in Scotland. The true dulse is Sarcophyllis edulis; the common is Rhodymenia. [Written also dillisk.] The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. Percival.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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