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seaweed

[see-weed] / ˈsiˌwid /
NOUN
kelp
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The house oysters, Blackstone Points, had a seaweed whiff and creamy aftertaste; heftier Pleasant Cove Oysters were the briniest of the 11 types I had on my trip.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Below the surface of the water, species such as green-brown bladderwrack seaweed provide vital functions for other wildlife.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

One option is Hawaii’s small but promising ocean-tech industry, which includes firms that repair cargo ships, make sensors to detect floods, breed commercial shellfish or make livestock supplements from seaweed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

The first large bloom of the green seaweed Ulva appeared in the Yellow Sea in 2008.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

She had learned to make seaweed stew all by herself.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

The scientific divers who found the sample were mapping and analysing seaweeds to check on the health of Cornish maerl beds, a project organised by Natural England.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It said the site supported specialised communities of animals, seaweeds and the rare short-snouted seahorse.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2025

“And it was, like, this butter board that had crab and preserved lemon and these seaweeds and all this stuff and then, like, this brown butter, as well, on top of the butter.”

From Salon Apr. 1, 2025

I mentioned some of them before — the seaweeds, the mushrooms, legumes, and so on.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2024

Japanese waters are also rich in clams and oysters and other shellfish, crabs and shrimp and crayfish, and edible seaweeds.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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