sea sawdust

sea sawdust
Marine blue-green algae (cyanobacteria, actually brown coloured) of the family Trichodesmium.

1770: The seamen who are now convincd 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. — The Endeavour Journal of Sir Joseph Banks [ at Project Gutenberg Australia]


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