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gulfweed

/guhlf-weed/US // ˈgʌlfˌwid //UK // (ˈɡʌlfˌwiːd) //

海草,海藻,海带,海藻类

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a coarse, olive-brown, branching seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, common in the Gulf Stream and tropical American seas, characterized by numerous berrylike air vessels.
    • : any seaweed of the same genus.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Some sea-horses cling by their tails to gulfweed or sea-wrack.

  • Sea-lentil is a name sometimes applied to the gulfweed Sargassum vulgare.