Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An edible North Atlantic seaweed (Chondrus crispus) widely harvested as a source of carageenan and traditionally used medicinally and in preparing jellies.
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- noun A species of edible
seaweed ,Chondrus crispus .
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- noun dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
Etymologies
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From its frequency on the Irish coast.
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