carrageen

also
n.
See Irish moss.

[After Carragheen, a village of southeast Ireland.]

or carragheen

(KAR-uh-geen)

noun
An edible seaweed, usually purplish, found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America. Also called Irish moss. Carrageen is the source of carrageenan, used as a thickener and emulsifier (to make sure a solid is evenly distributed in a liquid).

Etymology
After Carrageen, near Waterford in southeast Ireland

Pictures of carrageen: herbdatanz.com/chondrus_irishmoss_carrageen_picture_monograph.htm.

Usage
"Melissa Katsoulis collects the school reports of famous writers. Who is this week's pupil? There is a petition going around this school requesting that cook supplement her carrageen moss pudding with the ripe wee noses of first-years, and we can only assume your son is at the bottom of it. This is a modest submission compared with his 'What I Did On My Holidays', a ridiculous confection seemingly designed to test the limits of our credulity. He should remember that there is a fine line between Juvenal and juvenile, and while the masters of Kilkenny are able to tell the difference, the world at large may not be. Answer: Jonathan Swift." — Melissa Katsoulis; Swots and monsters; The Times (London, UK); Apr 14, 2007.

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Edible seaweeds, Chondrus crispus, also known as Iberian moss or Irish sea moss, and Gigartina stellata; stewed in milk to make a jelly or blancmange. A source of carrageenan.

[KEHR-ah-guhn; kehr-ah-GEE-nuhn] Also called Irish moss, carrageen is a stubby, purplish or reddish green seaweed found along the west coast of Ireland, as well as America's Atlantic coast. Dried carrageen is the source of carrageenan, which is used as a thickener, emulsifier and stabilizer in myriad food products (including ice creams, puddings and soups), cosmetics and medicines.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
  Synonyms: Irish moss, carageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus

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