noun
- plural of rockweed; brown seaweeds that grow on rocks in intertidal zones
Usage: marine biology
Examples
- The tide pools were covered with slippery rockweeds.
- Marine biologists study how rockweeds adapt to changing water levels.
- Children explored the shore, finding crabs hiding beneath the rockweeds.
- The rocky coastline was dominated by various species of rockweeds.
- Rockweeds provide important habitat for small marine creatures.
- After the storm, piles of rockweeds washed up on the beach.