CARRAGHEEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does carragheen mean? 

• CARRAGHEEN (noun)
  The noun CARRAGHEEN has 1 sense:

1. dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America

  Familiarity information: CARRAGHEEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARRAGHEEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

carageen; carrageen; carragheen; Chondrus crispus; Irish moss

Hypernyms ("carragheen" is a kind of...):

red algae (marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment; source of agar and carrageenan)

Holonyms ("carragheen" is a member of...):

Chondrus; genus Chondrus (a genus of protoctist)