What does seaweed mean?

Definitions for seaweed
ˈsiˌwidsea·weed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seaweednoun

    plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

Wiktionary

  1. seaweednoun

    Any of numerous marine plants and algae, such as a kelp.

ChatGPT

  1. seaweed

    Seaweed is a term used to describe a diverse range of aquatic plants or algae that typically grow in the sea. They include various species that range in color from green, to red, to brown, and black, and sizes from tiny to large kelp that can be up to 60 meters tall. Seaweed is often found in shallow coastal waters, and it plays vital roles in marine ecosystems, including providing food and habitat for a variety of sea creatures. Some types of seaweed are also consumed by humans due to its nutritional properties.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seaweednoun

    popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea

  2. Seaweednoun

    any marine plant of the class Algae, as kelp, dulse, Fucus, Ulva, etc

Wikidata

  1. Seaweed

    Seaweed is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae. The term includes some members of the red, brown and green algae. Seaweeds can also be classified by use.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Seaweed

    Marine ALGAE widely distributed in the ocean, occurring from the tide level to considerable depths, free-floating (planktonic) or anchored to the substratum (benthic). They lack a specialized vascular system but take up fluids, nutrients, and gases directly from the water. They contain CHLOROPHYLL and are photosynthetic, but some also contain other light-absorbing pigments. Many are of economic importance as FOOD, fertilizer, AGAR, potash, or source of IODINE.

Editors Contribution

  1. seaweed

    A type of marine plant created, cultivated and produced in various colors and species.

    Seaweed is used as a source of food and as an ingredient in many products including toothpaste and fertilizer.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 3, 2017  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seaweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seaweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of seaweed in a Sentence

  1. Chris Langdon:

    In Europe, they add the powder to smoothies, or add flakes onto food, there hasn't been a lot of interest in using it in a fresh form. But this stuff is pretty amazing. When you fry it, which I have done, it tastes like bacon, not seaweed. And it's a pretty strong bacon flavor.

  2. Jim Mattis:

    We never asked for this fight but we are steadfastly committed to seeing it through, we Americans are not made of cotton candy. We’re not seaweed drifting in the current. We are not intimidated by our enemies.

  3. Lopez Obrador:

    The seaweed is a minor issue.

  4. Vincent Doumeizel:

    We would need hectares and hectares [ of seaweed ] to produce a few gallons of oil, to me, producing seaweed for biofuel is like using gold for gravel.

  5. Sarah Redmond:

    We try to put seaweed in a form that's easy for people to use and incorporate into their diet.

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