Macassar agar-agar

noun

: an East Indian agar-agar derived from seaweeds of the genus Eucheuma (especially E. muricatum)

Word History

Etymology

from Macassar (Makassar) city on southwestern Celebes Island, and strait between Celebes and Borneo, Indonesia

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