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gulfweed
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈɡʌlf.wiːd/ us /ˈɡʌlf.wiːd/
a kind of brown seaweed(= a plant that grows in the sea) that forms large masses on the surface of the sea:
Floating masses of gulfweed in the Sargasso Sea were regarded as uncanny and dangerous by early sailors.
Synonym
sargassum
The Sargasso Sea is located at the centre of clockwise-moving warm surface currents, which allows for great biological activity and an abundance of surface gulfweed.
He recorded everything he could in his journal, including the force of the wind, the latitude and longitude, and the passing of large flocks of birds, gulfweed, and kelp.
As such seaweeds thrive in the Gulf Stream, they are often called gulfweeds.
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