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rockweed

American  
[rok-weed] / ˈrɒkˌwid /

noun

  1. a fucoid seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide.


rockweed British  
/ ˈrɒkˌwiːd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of rockweed

First recorded in 1620–30; rock 1 + weed 1

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Rockweed also provides important habitat for other species.

From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2021

Upper end of a Rockweed, Fucus vesiculosus, reduced half or more, b, the fructification.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Magnified section through a fertile conceptacle of Rockweed, showing the large spores in the midst of threads of cells.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

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