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bladderwrack
noun[ U ]
(alsobladder wrack)uk /ˈblæd.ə.ræk/ us /ˈblæd.ɚ.ræk/
a type of brown seaweed (= a plant that grows in the sea or on land very close to the sea) with air pockets in its leaves:
The fronds of bladderwrack swayed gently, just below the surface of the water.
Bladderwrack is edible and some people claim that, once dried, it makes a tasty snack.
The kids spent many a happy hour popping the air pockets in the bladder wrack.
Bladderwrack has a high iodine content and was once one of the main sources for it.
Bladderwrack is sometimes used in fertilizer.
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