Plural of seaweed
regular plural
The plural of seaweed is seaweeds.
Forms of seaweed
| Singular | seaweed /ˈsiːwiːd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | seaweeds |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Seaweeds in a sentence
- Nori and other seaweeds can be added to stews, soups, stirfrys, rice or beans.2008, Robin Wheeler, Food Security for the Faint of Heart: Keeping Your Larder Full in Lean Times, Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society…. From the entry stirfry
- This hollow, lumpy, yellow-brown algae grows epiphytically in sac-like clumps on large seaweeds and on rocks.1984, Deborah A. Coulombe, The Seaside Naturalist: A Guide to Study at the Seashore, page 33. From the entry algae
- Fragile but menacing, obelias are colonies ranging from one to eight inches in length which grow on seaweeds, rocks, and piles.1975, Jacques Cousteau, The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau: The Act of Life, page 42. From the entry obelia
- Thus, to find luxuriant growths of seaweeds unaffected by man, one must go to the Channel Islands where pollution has not taken its toll.1966, E. Yale Dawson, Seashore Plants of Southern Califonria, 3rd printing, Berkley: University of California Press, published 1975…. From the entry luxuriant
- They slowly crawl about on the surface of seaweeds and invertebrates, and look like a spider with a very bad dose of rust in its joints.1975, David Bellamy, The Life-Giving Sea, New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers, Inc., →ISBN, page 131. From the entry nobody crab
Meaning of seaweed
- noun Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.
- noun Any of various fresh water plants and algae.
Questions about the plural of seaweed
- What is the plural of seaweed?
- The plural of seaweed is seaweeds.
- Is seaweed countable?
- Seaweed is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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