bladder wrack

noun

Fucus vesiculosus, seaweed widespread in the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.

Similar
black tangrockweedbladder fucussea oakblack tanycut weeddyers fucusred fucus

Meanings

nounbladder wrack (countable and uncountable, plural bladder wracks)

plural bladder wracks

  1. countableuncountableFucus vesiculosus, seaweed widespread in the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.

    Synonyms: black tang, rockweed, bladder fucus, sea oak, black tany, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus

  2. countableuncountableNereocystis luetkeana, kelp common on the northeastern Pacific coast.

    Synonyms: edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, giant kelp

Synonyms & antonyms

nounFucus vesiculosus, seaweed widespread in the cool waters of the Atlantic and Pacific.

Similar
black tangrockweedbladder fucussea oakblack tanycut weeddyers fucusred fucusrock wrack

nounNereocystis luetkeana, kelp common on the northeastern Pacific coast.

Similar
edible kelpbull kelpbullwhip kelpribbon kelpgiant kelp

Translations

Polish baniopień
  • baniopieńNereocystis luetkeana
Portuguese botilhão, butilhão
  • botilhãoFucus vesiculosus
  • butilhãoFucus vesiculosus
Cite this entry
APA

bladder wrack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20wrack

MLA

“bladder wrack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20wrack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bladder wrack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bladder%20wrack.

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