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seaweed
[ see-weed ]
noun
- any plant or plants growing in the ocean.
- a marine alga.
seaweed
/ ˈsiːˌwiːd /
noun
- any of numerous multicellular marine algae that grow on the seashore, in salt marshes, in brackish water, or submerged in the ocean
- any of certain other plants that grow in or close to the sea
seaweed
/ sē′wēd′ /
- Any of various red, green, or brown algae that live in ocean waters. Some species of seaweed are free-floating, while others are attached to the ocean bottom. Seaweed range from the size of a pinhead to having large fronds (such as those of many kelps) that can be as much as 30.5 m (100 ft) in length. Certain species are used for food (such as nori) and fertilizer, and others are harvested for carrageenan and other substances used as thickening, stabilizing, emulsifying, or suspending agents in industrial, pharmaceutical, and food products. Seaweed is also a natural source of the element iodine, which is otherwise found only in very small amounts.
- See more at brown alga
Example Sentences
On the other hand, he found my wasabi seaweed a bit off-putting.
Rich in dietary fiber and calcium, hijiki is a black-colored seaweed that grows wild on the Japanese coastline.
Poudre de Neptune (dill, fennel, star anise, seaweed) is by far the most-used seasoning in my kitchen.
The smell of wild thyme mingling with the salt of the low-tide seaweed conveyed stimulating fragrance.
They had dug some clams at the low tide in the forenoon and put them away, covered with wet seaweed.
The uniform level of the seaweed marked the line of the water at the height of the tide, and the limit of the sea in calm weather.
Some, covered with a hairy and glutinous seaweed, seemed like large green moles boring a way into the rock.
Do you see that orange-and-black striped blazer—there by the seaweed: he's pointing; that's Philip Lacey.
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