gulfweed
/ˈɡʌlfˌwiːd/
noun
- A type of brown seaweed (Sargassum) that floats in large masses in warm ocean currents, especially the Gulf Stream.
- We saw clumps of gulfweed drifting past the boat during our Atlantic crossing.
- The sailors had to navigate carefully through thick patches of gulfweed.
- Gulfweed provides shelter for many small fish and marine creatures.
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