English Explanatory Dictionary

gummy weed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Splachnidium rugosum - a little brown seaweed found on intertidal rocks all around the coast of New Zealand, Australia, and subantarctic islands.

Word forms

gummy weed gummy weeds

Etymology

From the fact that its tubular fronds are full of sticky gum.

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