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sea vegetable

British  

noun

  1. an edible seaweed

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Sea moss is a spiky, frilly sea vegetable that somewhat resembles frisée lettuce when it’s in the ocean.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2023

As a sea vegetable, Irish moss is high in iodine, sulfur and protein and produces a gelatinous substance when boiled.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2011

For where land has encroached upon sea, vegetable gardens and orchards have been planted.

From Riviera Towns by Gibbons, Herbert Adams