sea·weed (sē′wēd′) n. 1.Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp, rockweed, or gulfweed. 2.A mass of such algae. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Miff...
The meaning of SEAWEED is 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, are usually anchored to a solid substrate (such as a rock) by
The areas of the world most favorable to seaweed diversity include both sides of the North Pacific Ocean, Australia, southwestern Africa, and the Mediterranean Sea. Paragraph 4: The vertical and horizontal distributions of seaweeds are limited in part by the availability of sunlight and, therefore,...
- Kelp is one of the main living assets of the sea. Despite their wide applications in food and feed businesses, they have acquired significance as restorative sources due to their high mending, antimicrobial and antioxidative properties. As a rich wellspring of important compound parts, ocean gr...
Paragraph 4: The vertical and horizontal distributions of seaweeds are limited in part by the availability of sunlight and, therefore, vary by depth, latitude, sea conditions, and season. It was once thought that the vertical distribution of red, brown, and green algae could be explained by th...
The main components of the seaweed-derived industry are the sea-vegetable sector (76.1% of the tonnage and 88.3% of the value), the phycocolloid sector (11.2% of the tonnage and 10.8% of the value), and the emerging phycosupplement sector (10.8% of the tonnage and a presently ...
Seaweeds are divided into three classes determined by colour – red, brown and green – and each tends to live in a specific location. However, except for the unmistakable sea lettuce (Ulva), few are totally one colour; and especially when dry, some species can change colour quite significant...
Three species of sea urchins, Echinometra lucunter, Lytechinus variegatus , and Arbacia lixula , common on the southeastern coast of Brazil, were selected for experiments on seaweed survival after passage through their digestive tract. L. variegatus and E. lucunter have more than 80% of their...
Seaweeds are sea-dwelling, simple forms of plant life in the ocean. They belong to the group of primitive plants known asalgaeand lack some of the typical structures found in terrestrial plants, such as leaves, stems, and roots. Similar to terrestrial plants, seaweeds exhibit a wide range of...
Seaweeds such as bladderwrack, dulse, and sea tangle are employed to prepare a type of herbal seaweed tea. In countries like Japan, the extract of seaweeds obtained by steaming or boiling is infused in tea as a flavour-giver instead of direct incorporation of seaweed (Mouritsen et al., ...