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rockweed

[ rok-weed ]
/ ˈrɒkˌwid /
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noun
a fucoid seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide.
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Origin of rockweed

First recorded in 1620–30; rock1 + weed1

Words nearby rockweed

rock up, Rockville, Rockville Centre, rock wall, rock wallaby, rockweed, Rockwell, Rockwell, Norman, Rockwell number, rock wool, rockwork
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Words related to rockweed

algae, gulfweed, tangle, sea tangle

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British Dictionary definitions for rockweed

rockweed
/ (ˈrɒkˌwiːd) /
noun
any of various seaweeds that grow on rocks exposed at low tide
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