any of various brown seaweeds, esp any of the genus Laminaria
sea tangle in American English
any of various seaweeds
sea tangle in American English
noun
any of various seaweeds, esp. of the genus Laminaria
Word origin
[1860–65]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: jumping jack, metric system, monism, pop-up, prep