Gulfweed (Noun)
Meaning
Brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Sargasso Sea is characterized by large amounts of gulfweed that float on its surface.
- Gulfweed has been known to pose a challenge to ships navigating through the dense masses in the Atlantic Ocean.
- Marine life such as sea turtles often use the gulfweed as a source of food and shelter.
- The unique rounded bladders of the gulfweed allow it to stay afloat in the tropical waters.
- Scientists have been studying the effects of climate change on the gulfweed populations in the Sargasso Sea.