gummy weed

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Etymology[edit]

From the fact that its tubular fronds are full of sticky gum.

Noun[edit]

gummy weed (plural gummy weeds)

  1. Splachnidium rugosum - a little brown seaweed found on intertidal rocks all around the coast of New Zealand, Australia, and subantarctic islands.

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