red seaweed

American  

noun

1. any marine red alga, especially one of the genus Polysiphonia, having a reddish, much branched thallus.

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red seaweed British  

noun

1. another term for red algae

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Etymology

Origin of red seaweed

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

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red seaweed

Perth-based start-up Rumin8 is working on a dietary supplement - synthetically replicated from red seaweed - which stops the creation of the gas.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2023

For the red seaweed Gracilaria gracilis, which grows in scraggly clumps, this is a particular problem.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2022

Indeed, one 12-week study of people consuming 1,000 milligrams of red seaweed extract per day reported having a reduction in total body weight compared to the placebo group.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

Cooking not only turns the red seaweed green, it pulls out a smoky, umami flavor.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2022

And right across my life, dividing it in twain like a burn-scar, came and lay for ever that strip of red seaweed.

From Aylwin by Theodore Watts-Dunton