gulfweed

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gulf·weed

noun \ˈgəlf-ˌwēd\

Definition of GULFWEED

: any of several sargassums; especially : a branching olive-brown seaweed (Sargassum natans) of tropical American seas with numerous berrylike air vesicles

Origin of GULFWEED

Gulf of Mexico
First Known Use: 1674

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