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maerl

maerl noun: two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family that grow on the seabed.

Noun

maerl (countable and uncountable, plural maerls)

  1. Two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family that grow on the seabed.
  2. A fertilizer derived from this algae.

Forms of maerl

pluralmaerls
usuallyas a collective noun

Questions about maerl

What does maerl mean?
Maerl means two or three species of calcareous algae in the Corallinaceae family that grow on the seabed.
What part of speech is maerl?
Maerl is a noun.
What is the plural of maerl?
The plural of maerl is maerls.

Words near maerl in the dictionary

  1. Maeotian Swamp
  2. Maeotians
  3. Maeotis
  4. Maer
  5. Maerdy
  6. maerl
  7. maerls
  8. Maertens
  9. Maertenses
  10. Maerz
  11. Maerzes

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