carrageen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
    Irish moss; Chondrus crispus; carragheen; carageen.

WordNet

Car"ra*geen`, Car"ri*geen` noun (Also<
  • Carrageen
  • Carrigeen
)
Definitions
  1. A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce. Also written carragheen, carageen.

Webster 1913