carrageen+moss

  • 21Irish moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …

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  • 22Long moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …

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  • 23Scale moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …

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  • 24Spanish moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …

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  • 25carrageen — /kar euh geen /, n. See Irish moss. Also, carragheen. [1825 35; named after Carrageen in SE Ireland] * * * …

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  • 26carrageen — car•ra•geen or car•ra•gheen [[t]ˈkær əˌgin[/t]] n. mcr Irish moss • Etymology: 1825–35; after Carrageen, in SE Ireland …

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  • 27carrageen — n. (also carragheen) an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of the N. hemisphere. Also called Irish moss. Etymology: orig. uncert.: perh. f. Ir. cosaacuteiniacuten carraige carrageen, lit. little stem of the rock …

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  • 28carrageen — also carragheen noun Etymology: Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland Date: 1829 1. Irish moss 2 2. carrageenan …

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  • 29carrageen — noun Alternative name for Irish moss …

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  • 30carrageen — car·ra·geen also car·ra·gheen kar ə .gēn n 1) IRISH MOSS (2) 2) CARRAGEENAN * * * car·ra·geen (karґə gēn) [Irish carraigin little rock] 1. Chondrus crispus. 2. chondrus (def. 2) …

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