English

glueweed

glue + weed

A compound of glue + weed

Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- ‘to stick, glue’

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Latin glūten

Late Latin glūs

Old French glu ‘glue, birdlime’

Middle English glew

English glue

Proto-West Germanic *weud

Old English wēod

Middle English weed

English weed

Today it means

noun The marine alga Gloiopeltis furcata or closely related species.

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Etymograph / glueweed