oarweed

/ ˈɔːˌwiːd /

noun

1. any of various brown seaweeds, especially a kelp of the genus Laminaria, with long broad fronds, common below the low-water mark

Word History and Origins

Origin of oarweed¹

from earlier oreweed, from wore, from Old English wār seaweed + weed ¹

Example Sentences

Broad-leaved oarweed covered it like giant hair, and hung drooping into the deep black pool beneath.

From Project Gutenberg