sea tangle
noun
any of various seaweeds, especially of the genus Laminaria.
Origin of sea tangle
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby sea tangle
sea stack,
sea star,
sea steps,
sea stores,
sea swallow,
sea tangle,
sea trials,
sea trout,
sea turtle,
sea urchin,
sea vegetable
Example sentences from the Web for sea tangle
I saw three kinds of sea-tangle, but could only obtain a specimen of one, resembling that which I had seen in 44° South lat.
A Woman's Journey Round the World |Ida PfeifferA Culdee thrust at him with an oar, and pinned him among the sea-tangle.
The Washer of the Ford |Fiona MacleodBelow the littoral we come upon the great laminarian zone, the region of waving laminaria, or sea-tangle.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire |John H. Dixon, F.S.A. ScotA culdee thrust at him with an oar, and pinned him among the sea-tangle.
The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4) |Fiona Macleod
British Dictionary definitions for sea tangle
sea tangle
noun
any of various brown seaweeds, esp any of the genus Laminaria