jelly plant

noun

An edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum) from which jelly is made.

Meanings

nounjelly plant (plural jelly plants)

plural jelly plants

  1. An edible seaweed (Eucheuma speciosum) from which jelly is made.

    The Jelly plant of Western Australia is used for invalids , as it makes an excellent stock for jelly

    1879, Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association, Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association
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