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CHONDRUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Chondrus mean?

• CHONDRUS (noun)
The noun CHONDRUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of protoctist

Familiarity information: CHONDRUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHONDRUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A genus of protoctist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Chondrus; genus Chondrus

Hypernyms ("Chondrus" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "Chondrus"):

carageen; carrageen; carragheen; Chondrus crispus; Irish moss (dark purple edible seaweed of the Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America)

Holonyms ("Chondrus" is a member of...):

family Gigartinaceae; Gigartinaceae (a family of protoctist)

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