HyperDic: chondrus_crispus

English > 1 sense of the expression Chondrus crispus:
NOUNanimalChondrus crispus, Irish moss, carrageen, carageen, carragheendark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
English > Chondrus crispus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningdark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.
SynonymsIrish moss, carrageen, carageen, carragheen
Member ofChondrus, genus ChondrusA genus of protoctist
Broaderred algaemarine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment
Spanishmusgo de Irlanda
CatalanChondrus crispus

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