gulf stream weed

gulf stream weed
noun
Usage: usually capitalized G&S
Etymology: Gulf Stream, warm ocean current in the North Atlantic Ocean that flows out of the Gulf of Mexico

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  • Gulf Stream — Gulf Gulf (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko lpos bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko lfos.] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, [1913 Webster] He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gulf weed — Gulf Gulf (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko lpos bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko lfos.] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, [1913 Webster] He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gulf — (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko lpos bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko lfos.] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, [1913 Webster] He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton. [1913 Webster] Between us and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gulf|weed — «GUHLF WEED», noun. 1. an olive brown seaweed having many berrylike sacs that keep it afloat; sargassum. It is found in the Gulf Stream and the Sargasso Sea. 2. any of various related species …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sargassum bacciferum — Gulf Gulf (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko lpos bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko lfos.] 1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin, [1913 Webster] He then surveyed Hell and the gulf between. Milton. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gulfweed — /gulf weed /, n. 1. a coarse, olive brown, branching seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, common in the Gulf Stream and tropical American seas, characterized by numerous berrylike air vessels. 2. any seaweed of the same genus. [1665 75; GULF + WEED1] * …   Universalium

  • gulfweed — gulf•weed [[t]ˈgʌlfˌwid[/t]] n. 1) mcr a coarse, olive brown, branching seaweed, Sargassum bacciferum, common in the Gulf Stream and in tropical American seas, characterized by numerous berrylike air vessels 2) mcr sargassum • Etymology: 1665–75 …   From formal English to slang

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