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Definition of: carrageen
(kar′ə·gēn) noun
A small, purplish, edible marine alga (Chondrus crispus), the Irish moss of commerce: used in medicine as a demulcent. Often spelled carageen, caragheen, carrigeen. Also car′ra·gheen. [from Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland]
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