seaware

[ see-wair ]

/ ˈsiˌwɛər /

noun

seaweed, especially coarse, large seaweed, used chiefly as a fertilizer.

Nearby words

seaver, tom, seawall, seawan, seaward, seawards, seaware, seawater, seaway, seaweed, seaweed marquetry, seaworthy

Origin of seaware

before 1000; Old English sǣwār, equivalent to sǣ sea + wār seaweed (not recorded in ME)

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British Dictionary definitions for seaware

seaware

/ (ˈsiːˌwɛə) /

noun

any of numerous large coarse seaweeds, esp when cast ashore and used as fertilizer

Word Origin for seaware

Old English sǣwār, from sǣ sea + wār seaweed

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