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mermaid's tresses

mermaid's tresses noun: a brown alga of species Chorda filum.

Noun

mermaid's tresses (uncountable)

  1. A brown alga of species Chorda filum.
    Synonyms:
    mermaid's fishing line, sea-laces, mermaids line, bootlace weed, seatwine, dead men's ropes, catgut, sea lace

Synonyms of mermaid's tresses

Questions about mermaid's tresses

What does mermaid's tresses mean?
Mermaid's tresses means a brown alga of species Chorda filum.
What part of speech is mermaid's tresses?
Mermaid's tresses is a noun.

Words near mermaid's tresses in the dictionary

  1. mermaid's hair
  2. mermaid's purse
  3. mermaid's purses
  4. mermaid's toenail
  5. mermaid's toenails
  6. mermaid's tresses
  7. mermaidcore
  8. mermaiden
  9. mermaidens
  10. mermaiding
  11. mermaidish

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