"seepweed" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seepweeds [plural]
Etymology: Phono-semantically matched folk etymology for Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʾ) with seep + weed. Compare Jerusalem artichoke, cockroach, and sparrowgrass. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|seep|weed}} seep + weed Head templates: {{en-noun}} seepweed (plural seepweeds)
  1. Any of various plants in the genus Suaeda; sea blite. Categories (lifeform): Goosefoot subfamily plants

Inflected forms

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