- Rockweed
- Rockweed Rock"weed`, n. (Bot.) Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especially Fucus. [1913 Webster]
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Rockweed
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rockweed — [räk′wēd΄] n. any of a number of seaweeds, as fucus, that grow on rocks … English World dictionary
rockweed — noun coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide • Hypernyms: ↑brown algae • Hyponyms: ↑fucus, ↑bladderwrack, ↑black rockweed, ↑bladder fucus, ↑tang, ↑Fucus vesiculosus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rockweed gunnels — dumblių taukžuvės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas gentis atitikmenys: lot. Xererpes angl. fucus blennies; rockweed gunnels rus. безногие маслюки ксерерпесы ryšiai: platesnis terminas – taukžuvinės siauresnis terminas –… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
rockweed gunnel — dumblių taukžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Xererpes fucorum angl. fucus blenny; rockweed gunnel rus. безногий маслюк ксерерпес; фукусовый безногий маслюк ryšiai: platesnis terminas – dumblių… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
rockweed — noun Date: 1583 any of various coarse brown algae (order Fucales, especially genera Fucus, Ascophyllum, and Sargassum) growing in marine environments free floating or attached to rocks … New Collegiate Dictionary
rockweed — /rok weed /, n. a fucoid seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide. [1620 30; ROCK1 + WEED1] * * * common name for various species of brown algae growing attached to intertidal rocks. See Fucus; Sargassum. * * * … Universalium
rockweed — rock•weed [[t]ˈrɒkˌwid[/t]] n. mcr any of several coarse brown seaweeds, commonly of the genus Fucus, that grow on sea washed rocks • Etymology: 1620–30 … From formal English to slang
rockweed bird — noun : purple sandpiper … Useful english dictionary
black rockweed — noun a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure • Syn: ↑bladderwrack, ↑bladder fucus, ↑tang, ↑Fucus vesiculosus • Hypernyms: ↑rockweed • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Fucus … Useful english dictionary
Ascophyllum nodosum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum … Wikipedia
