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

Origin of oarweed

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

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How to use oarweed in a sentence

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

    A Poor Man's House | Stephen Sydney Reynolds