car·ra·geen also car·ra·gheen (k r  -g n )n. See Irish moss. [After Carragheen, a village of southeast Ireland.] |
carrageen, carragheen, carageen [ˈkærəˌgiːn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of North America and N Europe Also called Irish moss
[from Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland, where it is plentiful]
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| Noun | 1. |  carrageen - dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North Americared algae - marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan Chondrus, genus Chondrus - a genus of protoctist |
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