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varec
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varec, n. [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See Wrack seaweed, wreck.].
The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack. [1913 Webster]
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