The Clue
Rockweed (4 letter answer)
The Answer
TANG
Tags
Notes
The answer TANG is seen frequently, appearing about once every 150 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bite
Piquancy
Pungency
Savor
Smattering
Spice
Zest
Zestiness
Zip
Aftertaste, e.g.
Astronauts' ade
Chinese dynasty
Coarse seaweed
Distinctive flavor
Distinctive taste
Ersatz juice
Exciting flavor
Flavor to savor
Lemony flavor
Lemony quality
Little bite
Little kick
Prong of a fork
Pungent taste
Sharp flavor
Sharp taste
Slight trace
Spicy taste
Strong flavor
Tingly taste
Zingy taste
File's projecting point
Powdered drink mix
Strong taste or odor
Supply on old spaceships
"It's a kick in a glass" sloganeer, once
Definition
TANG as a noun:
1. (relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang) = the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
2. (nip, piquance, piquancy, piquantness, tang, tanginess, zest) = a tart spicy quality
3. (Tang, Tang dynasty) = the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
4. (bladderwrack, black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus) = a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure
5. (serrated wrack, Fucus serratus, tang) = brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
6. (tang, sea tang) = any of various coarse seaweeds
7. (sea tangle, tang) = any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria