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gulfweed

gulfweed noun: sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.

gulfweed: sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum
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Noun

gulfweed (usually uncountable, plural gulfweeds)

  1. (usually) sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.

Forms of gulfweed

pluralgulfweeds

Origin of gulfweed

From gulf (“Gulf of Mexico”) + weed.

Questions about gulfweed

What does gulfweed mean?
Gulfweed means sargassum; algae of the genus Sargassum.
What part of speech is gulfweed?
Gulfweed is a noun.
What is the plural of gulfweed?
The plural of gulfweed is gulfweeds.

Words near gulfweed in the dictionary

  1. gulflike
  2. Gulfport
  3. gulfs
  4. gulfward
  5. gulfwards
  6. gulfweed
  7. gulfweeds
  8. gulfy
  9. Gulgong
  10. gulgul
  11. Gulhi

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