fat choy en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 髮菜 /发菜 (faat³ coi³).
Meanings
- (uncountable) a blue-green alga (Nostoc flagelliforme) used as a vegetable in Chinese cooking
Synonyms
fa cai (from Mandarin Chinese) · black moss (Nostoc flagelliforme) · hair moss (Nostoc flagelliforme)