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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How to use rockweed in a sentence

The violent throbbings of her heart could be seen undulating the long hair as the moaning sea tosses the rockweed.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe
The right amount of heat has been obtained, a barrow load of rockweed is brought—rockweed, not seaweed.
Suppers|Paul Pierce
As soon as the rockweed is thrown on the red hot stones a salty, savory smelling steam begins to rise.
Suppers|Paul Pierce
The rocks are hung so plentifully with Ascophyllum nodosum (rockweed) that its beauty is likely to be passed over unnoticed.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

This species, formerly called Fucus nodosus, is next to Fucus vesiculosus the most common rockweed.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for rockweed

rockweed

/ (ˈrɒkˌwiːd) /

noun

any of various seaweeds that grow on rocks exposed at low tide

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rockweed

Origin of rockweed

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British Dictionary definitions for rockweed