sea wrack

1. 1.

   submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts

   Synonymseelgrassgrass wrackZostera marina

   Broaderaquatic plant

   Part ofZostera
2. 2.

   growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp

   Synonymswrack

   Broaderseaweed

Questions about sea wrack

What does sea wrack mean?

sea wrack means "submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sea wrack?

Close synonyms include eelgrass, grass wrack, Zostera marina, wrack. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sea wrack a common word?

sea wrack is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.