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crayweed

crayweed noun: a species of brown algae, Phyllospora comosa, that forms extensive underwater forests, native to the coastal waters of eastern Australia.

Noun

crayweed (uncountable)

  1. A species of brown algae, Phyllospora comosa, that forms extensive underwater forests, native to the coastal waters of eastern Australia.

Origin of crayweed

From cray (“juvenile rock lobster”) + weed.

Questions about crayweed

What does crayweed mean?
Crayweed means a species of brown algae, Phyllospora comosa, that forms extensive underwater forests, native to the coastal waters of eastern Australia.
What part of speech is crayweed?
Crayweed is a noun.

Words near crayweed in the dictionary

  1. craythur
  2. Crayton
  3. Craytons
  4. craytur
  5. crayturs
  6. crayweed
  7. craz'd
  8. craze
  9. craze line
  10. craze lines
  11. crazed

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