carrageen

Noun

Synonyms: Irish moss carageen carragheen Chondrus crispus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North AmericaSynonyms: Irish moss carageen carragheen Chondrus crispus

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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.] [1913 Webster] Carrageenan