Seawand to Secondary
Seawand
(Sea"wand`) . (Bot.) See Sea girdles.
Seaward
(Sea"ward) a. Directed or situated toward the sea. Donne.
Two still clouds . . . sparkled on their seaward edges like a frosted fleece.
G. W. Cable. Seaward
(Sea"ward), adv. Toward the sea. Drayton.
Seaware
(Sea"ware`) n. [Cf. AS. s&aemacrwar seaweed.] (Bot.) Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed.
See Ware, and Sea girdles.
Seaweed
(Sea"weed`) n.
1. Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea.
2. (Bot.) Any marine plant of the class Algæ, as kelp, dulse, Fucus, Ulva, etc.
Sea whip
(Sea" whip`) (Zoöl.) A gorgonian having a simple stem.
Sea widgeon
(Sea" wid"geon) (Zoöl.) (a) The scaup duck. (b) The pintail duck.
Seawife
(Sea"wife`) n.; pl. Seawives (Zoöl.) A European wrasse
Sea willow
(Sea" wil"low) (Zoöl.) A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches.
Sea wing
(Sea" wing`) (Zoöl.) A wing shell
Sea withwind
(Sea" with"wind`) (Bot.) A kind of bindweed (Convolvulus Soldanella) growing on the seacoast
of Europe.
Sea wolf
(Sea" wolf`) (Zoöl.) (a) The wolf fish. (b) The European sea perch. (c) The sea elephant.
(d) A sea lion.
Sea woodcock
(Sea" wood"cock`) (Zoöl.) The bar- tailed godwit.
Sea wood louse
(Sea" wood" louse`) (Zoöl.) A sea slater.
Sea wormwood
(Sea" worm"wood`) (Bot.) A European species of wormwood (Artemisia maritima) growing
by the sea.
Seaworthiness
(Sea"wor`thi*ness) n. The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist the ordinary
violence of wind and weather. Kent.
Seaworthy
(Sea"wor`thy) a. Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a cargo with safety; as,
a seaworthy ship.
Sea wrack
(Sea" wrack`) (Bot.) See Wrack.
Sebaceous
(Se*ba"ceous) a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to,
or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some
plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.
Sebaceous cyst (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its
excretory duct. — Sebaceous glands (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands, usually connected with
hair follicles. They secrete an oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat, which softens and
lubricates the hair and skin.
