gummy weed

noun

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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Meanings

noungummy weed (plural gummy weeds)

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.

Origin

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

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Translations

Māori kakau moana
  • kakau moanaa type of seaweed
Polish Splachnidium rugosum
  • Splachnidium rugosuma type of seaweed
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APA

gummy weed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20weed

MLA

“gummy weed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20weed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gummy weed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gummy%20weed.

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