oarweed

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of oarweed

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 A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney