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- [see-weed]
- /ˈsiˌwid/
- /ˈsiː.wiːd/
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- [see-weed]
- /ˈsiˌwid/
Definitions of seaweed word
- noun seaweed any plant or plants growing in the ocean. 1
- noun seaweed a marine alga. 1
- variable noun seaweed Seaweed is a plant that grows in the sea. There are many kinds of seaweed. 0
- noun seaweed any of numerous multicellular marine algae that grow on the seashore, in salt marshes, in brackish water, or submerged in the ocean 0
- noun seaweed any of certain other plants that grow in or close to the sea 0
- noun seaweed any sea plant or plants; esp., any marine alga, as kelp 0
Information block about the term
Origin of seaweed
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; sea + weed1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Seaweed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
seaweed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
seaweed usage trend in Literature
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