sea cabbage

noun

1. a brown alga, Hedophyllum sessile, of the North Pacific, characterized by a compact mass of fronds resembling a cabbage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea cabbage¹

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

Another useful plant is the Sea Cabbage, which grows on some parts of our sea coast.

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It may be any one of the grotesque products of Neptune's vegetable garden, a sea-cucumber, a sea-carrot, or a sea-cabbage.

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Sea-kale, or sea-cabbage, is a native of the sea coast of England, growing in the sand and pebbles of the sea-shore.

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Marine plants, such as the sea-anemones, the rock-grown samphire, and the sea-cabbage grow around the islands in great profusion.

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The prevention is to wash the cattle with a lotion of sea cabbage boiled with infusion of wine.

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