seaweed
nounHow many syllables in seaweed?
There are 2 syllables in the word seaweed.Divide seaweed into syllables:
sea · weed
How to pronounce seaweed:
Definition of seaweed:
- seaweed (noun):
- plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae.
- any of various aquatic and chiefly marine brown, red, or green algae (such as rockweed, gulfweed, and kelp) that often grow in masses, typically have leaflike blades (see blade entry 1 sense 2e), are usually anchored to a solid substrate (such as a rock) by holdfasts (see holdfast sense 2a), and include some (such as dulse, laver, and sea lettuce) that are used as food
Synonyms for seaweed:
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