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CHONDRUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of protoctist

Synonyms:

Chondrus; genus Chondrus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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