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Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
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carrageen
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Word definitions for carrageen in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed ( Chondrus crispus ), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce. [Also written carragheen , carageen .]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. Irish moss n. Irish moss
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America [syn: Irish moss , carageen , carragheen , Chondrus crispus ]
Usage examples of carrageen.
They sat around its glassy blaze and ate some of their provisions: bannocks and dried fish, cheese, salty dulse, and red carrageen from the firth.