Syn: Ascophyllum nodosum.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as
manure.
Syn: black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
bladderwrack — bladder wrack n. Any of certain rockweeds, especially the widely distributed Fucus vesiculosus, having forked, brownish green branches with gas filled bladders. * * * … Universalium
bladderwrack — noun Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered … Wiktionary
bladderwrack — n. brown seaweed with strap like divided leaves that contain air bladders … English contemporary dictionary
bladderwrack — noun a common brown shoreline seaweed with tough strap like fronds containing air bladders that give buoyancy. [Fucus vesiculosus.] … English new terms dictionary
bladderwrack — /ˈblædəræk/ (say bladuhrak) noun a branched brown seaweed of the Northern Hemisphere, Fucus vesiculosus, bearing air bladders; found attached to rocks in the intertidal zone …
bladderwrack — n. a common brown seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, with fronds containing air bladders which give buoyancy to the plant … Useful english dictionary
rockweed — noun coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide • Hypernyms: ↑brown algae • Hyponyms: ↑fucus, ↑bladderwrack, ↑black rockweed, ↑bladder fucus, ↑tang, ↑Fucus vesiculosus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Seaweed fertiliser — Seaweed fertilizer, also spelt seaweed fertiliser, is a valuable addition to the organic garden, and is abundantly available for free for those living near the coast. However, caution should be observed when collecting seaweed, particularly from… … Wikipedia
Fucus vesiculosus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Phylum … Wikipedia
Fucus — Taxobox name = Fucus image width = 250px image caption = Fucus serratus domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata phylum = Heterokontophyta classis = Phaeophyceae ordo = Fucales familia = Fucaceae genus = Fucus genus authority = L. subdivision… … Wikipedia
