seaweed
pronunciation
How to pronounce seaweed in British English:
UK [ˈsiːwiːd]
How to pronounce seaweed in American English:
US [ˈsiːwiːd]
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- Noun:
- plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
Word Origin
- seaweed (n.)
- 1570s, from sea + weed (n.). An Old English word for it was sæwar; also fleotwyrt ('float-wort').
Example
- 1. It must have been like swimming in seaweed .
- 2. Seaweed is another source of future food from the ocean .
- 3. Her husband processed seaweed and took tourists by boat to a nearby island .
- 4. This is a close-up of a living red seaweed specimen ( martensia sp ) .
- 5. Initial trials using a seaweed derivative failed , and might even have made things worse .