oarweed

/ (ˈɔːˌwiːd) /

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noun

any of various brown seaweeds, especially a kelp of the genus Laminaria, with long broad fronds, common below the low-water mark

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Word Origin for oarweed

from earlier oreweed, from wore, from Old English wār seaweed + weed 1

Words nearby oarweed

oared, oarfish, oarlock, oars, oarsman, oarweed, oary, OAS, O.A.S.I., oasis, oast

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How to use oarweed in a sentence

Broad-leaved oarweed covered it like giant hair, and hung drooping into the deep black pool beneath.
A Poor Man's House|Stephen Sydney Reynolds