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seaware

[ see-wair ]

noun

  1. seaweed, especially coarse, large seaweed, used chiefly as a fertilizer.


seaware

/ ˈːˌɛə /

noun

  1. any of numerous large coarse seaweeds, esp when cast ashore and used as fertilizer
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of seaware1

before 1000; Old English ǣ, equivalent to ǣ sea + seaweed (not recorded in ME)
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of seaware1

Old English ǣ, from ǣ sea + seaweed
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Example Sentences

At first the air was redolent of clover, and then—as I drew near the shore—of seaware.

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