Eucheuma

Translingual

Etymology

From eu- (“good; true”) +‎ Ancient Greek χεῦμᾰ (kheûmă, “something which is poured”, variant of χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)).

Proper noun

Eucheuma n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solieriaceae – sea moss, species of which are used in the production of carrageenan.

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