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sea ginger

sea ginger noun: millepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.

Noun

sea ginger (usually uncountable, plural sea gingers)

  1. (usually) Millepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.

Forms of sea ginger

pluralsea gingers

Origin of sea ginger

Because it stings the tongue like ginger.

Questions about sea ginger

What does sea ginger mean?
Sea ginger means millepora alcicornis, a hydrocoral with a calcareous skeleton.
What part of speech is sea ginger?
Sea ginger is a noun.
What is the plural of sea ginger?
The plural of sea ginger is sea gingers.

Words near sea ginger in the dictionary

  1. sea gherkins
  2. sea gilliflower
  3. sea gilliflowers
  4. sea gillyflower
  5. sea gillyflowers
  6. sea ginger
  7. sea girdles
  8. sea glass
  9. sea goat
  10. sea goats
  11. sea god

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