moss
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A milk-based dessert similar in appearance to a blancmange, the pudding uses carrageen moss – a type of seaweed found in coastal areas – to give it a gelatinous texture.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
"It has been a secret industry but now the demand is there for the moss," Graham said.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Tightening regulation and environmental concerns over sphagnum - the bog moss that turns to peat - have brought changes, but commercial gathering of common moss remains legal in Wales provided pickers have a permit.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
"The investigators wanted to know what kind of moss it was, and how long it had been buried in the soil," says von Konrat.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
The drakon was close now, stomping through the marsh, blasting trees and moss with its poison spray.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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