Meerschaum

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • seafoam the foam of the churned-up sea
  • a soft white mineral, meerschaum
  • air fern a hydroid in the genus m

Etymology

Compound from German Meer (sea) + German Schaum (foam).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Schaum

Gloss

foam

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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