rockweed

[ rok-weed ]

noun

1. a fucoid seaweed growing on rocks rock exposed at low tide.

rockweed

/ ˈrɒkˌwiːd /

noun

1. any of various seaweeds that grow on rocks exposed at low tide

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockweed¹

First recorded in 1620–30; rock ¹ + weed ¹

Example Sentences

Record temperatures in Pacific Northwest in June 2021 left mussels, clams, oysters, barnacles, sea stars, rockweed and more dead along thousands of miles of coastline.

From Scientific American

Next, I went after half a dozen littleneck clams that were nested into a tangle of rockweed and pebbles, as if they’d been washed up on the shore.

From New York Times

Her group was about to launch a restoration project for the olive rockweed, a species endemic to Laguna found nowhere else south of Santa Barbara.

From Los Angeles Times

Maine is also home to a wild harvest of rockweed.

From Seattle Times

The state’s seaweed industry also includes a wild harvest of rockweed, which is used for livestock feed and fertilizers.

From Washington Times

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