sea sawdust

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Etymology

Coined by sailors on Captain James Cook's 1768-71 voyage (his first voyage) to the south seas and Australia.

Noun

sea sawdust (uncountable)

  1. Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the genus Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
    • 1770, The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks at Project Gutenberg Australia
      The seamen who are now convinc'd that it was not as they had thought the spawn of fish began to call it Sea sawdust, a name certainly not ill adapted to its appearance.
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