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CHONDRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Chondrus mean?
• CHONDRUS (noun)
The noun CHONDRUS has 1 sense:
1. a genus of protoctist
Familiarity information: CHONDRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of protoctist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Chondrus; genus Chondrus
Hypernyms ("Chondrus" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "Chondrus"):
carageen; carrageen; carragheen; Chondrus crispus; Irish moss (dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America)
Holonyms ("Chondrus" is a member of...):
family Gigartinaceae; Gigartinaceae (a family of protoctist)
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