- gulfweed
- 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. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
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 — /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 — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
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