seepweed

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noun

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

OriginArabic سُوَيْدَاء →
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Meanings

nounseepweed (plural seepweeds)

plural seepweeds

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

Origin

  1. Arabicسُوَيْدَاء
  2. Englishseepweed

Phono-semantically matched folk etymology for Arabic سُوَيْدَاء (suwaydāʔ) with seep + weed. Compare Jerusalem artichoke, cockroach, and sparrowgrass. Doublet of soda, via Italian soda.

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APA

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

MLA

“seepweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seepweed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seepweed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seepweed.

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