CARRAGEEN


Meaning of CARRAGEEN in English

n. (also carragheen) an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the n. hemisphere. Also called Irish moss.

[ orig. uncert.: perh. f. Ir. cos in¡n carraige carrageen, lit. 'little stem of the rock' ]

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