A`gar-a"gar (&?;), n. [Ceylonese local name.]
A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies; Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).
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A`gar-a"gar (?), n.
A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared from certain seaweeds containing gelose, and used in the artificial cultivation of bacteria; -- often called agar, by abbreviation.
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