Iceland moss

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noun

an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of Arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.

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Origin of Iceland moss

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby Iceland moss

Iceland, Iceland agate, Iceland disease, Icelander, Icelandic, Iceland moss, Iceland poppy, Iceland spar, I cell, ice lolly, ice machine

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How to use Iceland moss in a sentence

In New York, district attorneys have a tendency to grow moss-bound in their roles.
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They agreed to let McKell and Moss join their tribe for a few days.
London’s Pagan Counterculture Kings|Justin Jones|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the time the CFDA awards rolled round in early 1994, Moss was a bona fide star.
Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel|Tom Sykes|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Callahan claims that within weeks of leaving the Priory, Moss “got back on drugs.”
Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel|Tom Sykes|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He pops from the screen as a charismatic, occasionally messianic “human prism,” as Moss calls him.
The Pastor Who Scandalized His Town|Lloyd Grove|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He walked about, stumbling over sticks and stones and stumps, sometimes falling down on soft moss, and again on the hard ground.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
It was the home that had sheltered her orphan childhood; she had never slept a night from under its moss-grown roof.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The large soft leaves and the pendent moss of the oaks were gray with dust, but the shade was cool and delicious.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Studying it very carefully, he thought he made out "Mrs." before the moss-blurred name.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Jess quickly found a dry spot thick with moss between two stones.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner

British Dictionary definitions for Iceland moss

Iceland moss

noun

a lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions and N Europe, with brownish edible fronds

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