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n. - A genus of red algae with coarse branching fronds.

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Usage examples (10)
  • This is also a sulphated galactan, extracted from red seaweeds such as Chondrus,
  • Chondrus zebra making a sharp turn Another species from Turkey.
  • Other commercial sources of carrageenan, Chondrus and Iridaea, are harvested from natural populations in cool temperate waters.
  • Of all the sea-weeds proper the Carrageen mosses (Chondrus crispus and mamillosus) are the most eligible, and if dried and arranged in cases are very elegant.
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