Definition of BLADDERWRACK

bladderwrack

Plural: bladderwracks

Noun

  • similar to and found with black rockweed
  • a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
  • Fucus vesiculosus, a seaweed in which iodine was first discovered.

Origin / Etymology

From bladder + wrack.

Synonyms

Ascophyllum nodosum, black rockweed, bladder fucus, Fucus vesiculosus, tang, black tang, black tany, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus, rock wrack, rockweed, sea oak

Scrabble Score: 25

bladderwrack: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
bladderwrack: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
bladderwrack: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 28

bladderwrack: valid Words With Friends Word