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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bladderwrack, Ascophyllum nodosumnoun

    similar to and found with black rockweed

  2. bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosusnoun

    a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure

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  1. bladderwracknoun

    Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.

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  1. bladderwrack

    Fucus vesiculosus, known by the common names bladder wrack, black tang, rockweed, sea grapes, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus and rock wrack, is a seaweed found on the coasts of the North Sea, the western Baltic Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It was the original source of iodine, discovered in 1811, and was used extensively to treat goitre, a swelling of the thyroid gland related to iodine deficiency.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bladderwrack in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bladderwrack in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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