Noun: carrageen 'ker-u,geen [N. Amer], 'ka-ru,geen [Brit]
- Dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America
"They harvested carrageen to make a traditional pudding";
- Irish moss, carageen, carragheen, Chondrus crispus
Derived forms: carrageens
Type of: red algae
Part of: Chondrus, genus Chondrus
Encyclopedia: Carrageen