Carrigeen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n.
     A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed
     ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish
     moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.]
     [1913 Webster] Carrageenan