- bladder wrack
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a common seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, found in cold marine waters, having narrow brownish fronds with air-filled vesicles.
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Bladder wrack — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bladder wrack — n. any of various brown algae (genera Ascophyllum and Fucus), having a flattened body and conspicuous air bladders … English World dictionary
bladder wrack — noun 1. : a common black rockweed (Fucus vesiculosus) used in preparing kelp and as a manure 2. : a seaweed (Ascophyllum nodosum) closely related to bladder wrack and often found intermingled with it * * * a common seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus,… … Useful english dictionary
bladder wrack — blad′der wrack n. mcr a common seaweed, Fucus vesiculosus, of cold marine waters, having narrow brownish fronds with air filled vesicles … From formal English to slang
bladder wrack — noun Date: 1810 a common rockweed (Fucus vesiculosus) used in preparing kelp and as a manure … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bladder — Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bladder nut — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bladder pod — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bladder tangle — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bladder tree — Bladder Blad der (bl[a^]d d[ e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW. bl[ a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
