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sea wrack

/si ræk/
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Definitions of sea wrack
  1. noun
    submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
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    type of:
    aquatic plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant, water plant
    a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
  2. noun
    growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
    synonyms: wrack
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    type of:
    seaweed
    plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
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