seepweed

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Phono-semantically matched folk etymology for Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʾ) with seep +‎ weed. Compare Jerusalem artichoke, cockroach, and sparrowgrass.

Noun[edit]

seepweed (plural seepweeds)

  1. Any of various plants in the genus Suaeda; sea blite.

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