- gulfweed
- noun Etymology: Gulf of Mexico Date: 1674 any of several sargassums; especially a branching olive-brown seaweed (Sargassum natans) of tropical American seas with numerous berrylike air vesicles
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gulfweed — gulf weed (g[u^]lf w[=e]d ), n. 1. A brown seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}) with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea. Syn: sargassum, sargasso, {Sargassum bacciferum}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gulfweed — [gulf′wēd΄] n. 1. a brown algae (genus Sargassum) with berrylike air sacs, found floating in the Gulf Stream, Pacific Ocean, etc. 2. SARGASSUM … English World dictionary
gulfweed — /ˈgʌlfwid/ (say gulfweed) noun 1. a coarse, olive brown seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, found in the Gulf Stream and elsewhere, characterised by numerous berry like air vesicles. 2. any seaweed related to it …
gulfweed — /gulf weed /, n. 1. a coarse, olive brown, branching seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, common in the Gulf Stream and tropical American seas, characterized by numerous berrylike air vessels. 2. any seaweed of the same genus. [1665 75; GULF + WEED1] * … Universalium
gulfweed — noun another term for sargassum … English new terms dictionary
gulfweed — gulf•weed [[t]ˈgʌlfˌwid[/t]] n. 1) mcr a coarse, olive brown, branching seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, common in the Gulf Stream and in tropical American seas, characterized by numerous berrylike air vessels 2) mcr sargassum • Etymology: 1665–75 … From formal English to slang
gulfweed — n. = SARGASSO … Useful english dictionary
Sargassum bacciferum — gulfweed gulf weed (g[u^]lf w[=e]d ), n. 1. A brown seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}) with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea. Syn: sargassum, sargasso, {Sargassum bacciferum}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sargassum bacciferum — gulfweed gulf weed (g[u^]lf w[=e]d ), n. 1. A brown seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}) with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea. Syn: sargassum, sargasso, {Sargassum bacciferum}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sea grape — noun 1. a. : gulfweed b. : a tree or shrub of the genus Coccoloba; especially : a variable plant (C. uvifera) of sandy shores of Florida and tropical America having rounded leaves with cordate bases and bearing clusters of bluish edible berries … Useful english dictionary
