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car⋅ra⋅geen

  [kar-uh-geen]
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–noun
Irish moss.
Also, car⋅ra⋅gheen.

Origin:
1825–35; named after Carrageen in SE Ireland
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Irish moss

 
–noun
a purplish-brown, cartilaginous seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
Also called carrageen, carragheen.

Origin:
1835–45
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car·ra·geen also car·ra·gheen   (kār'ə-gēn')   
n.  See Irish moss.

[After Carragheen, a village of southeast Ireland.]
car·ra·gheen   (kār'ə-gēn')   
n.  Variant of carrageen.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: car·ra·geen
Variant: also car·ra·gheen /'kar-&-"gEn/
Function: noun
1 : IRISH MOSS 2
2 : CARRAGEENAN

Main Entry: Irish moss
Pronunciation: "I(&)r-ish-'mos
Function: noun
1 : the dried and bleached plants of a red alga of the genus Chondrus(C. crispus) and one of a related genus (Gigartina mamillosa) that are used as an agent for thickening or emulsifying or as a demulcent (as in cookery or pharmacy) called alsochondrus
2 : either of the two red algae that are the source of Irish moss called also carrageen
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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