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Snakeweed :: Snakeweed (n.) A kind of knotweed (Polygonum Bistorta).

Sea Scurf :: Sea scurf () Any bryozoan which forms rounded or irregular patches of coral on stones, seaweeds, etc..

Seaweed :: Seaweed (n.) Any marine plant of the class Algae, as kelp, dulse, Fucus, Ulva, etc..

Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.

Jimson Weed :: Jimson weed () See Jamestown weed.

Rattleweed :: Rattleweed (n.) Any plant of the genus Astragalus. See Milk vetch.

Stinkwood :: Stinkweed (n.) Stramonium. See Jamestown weed, and Datura..

Matfelon :: Matfelon (n.) The knapweed (Centaurea nigra).

Cleavers :: Cleavers (n.) A species of Galium (G. Aparine), having a fruit set with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in contact with; -- called also, goose grass, catchweed, etc..

Limu :: Limu (n.) The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as food, and have species names, as Limu Lipoa, Limu palawai, etc..

Laminaria :: Laminaria (n.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp..

Fitweed :: Fitweed (n.) A plant (Eryngium foetidum) supposed to be a remedy for fits.

Weed :: Weed (v. t.) To free from anything hurtful or offensive.

Cowwheat :: Cowwheat (n.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields..

Weedy :: Weedy (superl.) Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn..

Sea Tang :: Sea tang () A kind of seaweed; tang; tangle.

Littorina :: Littorina (n.) A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts. They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known example. See Periwinkle..

Bistort :: Bistort (n.) An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent..

Milkweed :: Milkweed (n.) Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge..

Tangly :: Tangly (a.) Covered with tangle, or seaweed..

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