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10 Language-to-English DictionariesChondrus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõdrys
"Le chondrus crispus est une algue rouge très recherchée."
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A genus of marine red algae containing economically important carrageenan-producing species such as Irish moss.
"Chondrus crispus is commonly harvested along the rocky shores of the North Atlantic for its gelling properties." - 2
A combining form used in biological terminology relating to cartilage.
"In medical nomenclature, the prefix chondr- refers directly to cartilaginous tissue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Ancient Greek word khondros, meaning cartilage, grain, or lump. The term was adopted into modern scientific Latin in the 19th century to classify a genus of red algae that resembles cartilaginous structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chondrus" is said worldwide
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Chondrus
Transliteration: kõdrys
"Le chondrus crispus est une algue rouge très recherchée."
Knorpeltang
Transliteration: knɔʁpəlˌtaŋ
"Chondrus ist eine Gattung von Rotalgen."
Condro
Transliteration: ˈkondro
"Il genere Chondrus comprende diverse specie di alghe rosse."
Condrus
Transliteration: ˈkondɾus
"El chondrus es conocido comúnmente como musgo de Irlanda."
Condrus
Transliteration: ˈkõdɾus
"O chondrus é uma alga vermelha rica em carragenina."
कोंड्रस
Transliteration: kondras
"कोंड्रस एक प्रकार का लाल शैवाल है।"
角叉菜属
Transliteration: jiǎo chā cài shǔ
"角叉菜属是 红色海藻 的一个属。"
결정조류속
Transliteration: gyeol-jeong-jo-ryu-sok
"콘δ루스는 붉은색 해조류의 일종입니다."
スギノリ属
Transliteration: suginori-zoku
"スギノリ属は紅藻類の一種である。"
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