Seaweed; esp. large drift seaweed used as manure. In Scots Law, the right of gathering seaweed on the shore. Also sea-ware, n.
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding fuel or manure > [noun] > seaweeds used as fuel or manure (11) warec725 Seaweed; esp. large drift seaweed used as manure. In Scots Law, the right of gathering seaweed on the shore. Also sea-ware, n. sea-warec1000 Seaweed; esp. coarse, large seaweed thrown up on the shore by the sea, and used as manure, etc. kelpa1387 A collective term for large seaweeds (chiefly Fucaceæ and Laminariaceæ) which are burnt for the sake of the substances found in the ashes. orewood1586 = oarweed, n. ore1587 More fully sea ore, †float ore. Seaweed, esp. that cast on the shore and gathered for use as fertilizer. float-ore1602 a kind of seaweed. vraic1610 A seaweed found in the Channel Islands, used for fuel and manure. woad of the seaa1613 More fully sea woad, woad of the sea. Seaweed, esp. that cast on the shore and gathered for use as fertilizer. oarweed1622 Originally: seaweed, esp. that cast ashore and used as manure, particularly in Cornwall (= ore, n.5) (now rare). Later (also): any of various… bell-ware1812 (see quot.). laminaria1848 A thin, flat, brown seaweed of the genus so called; also known as oar-weed or kelp. Also attributive. |
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