A name given to a marine plant which is of great utility as a manure. It is called sometimes sea-wrack or sea-wreck, and sea-oak and sea- tangle. It is the Fucus vesiculosus of Linne, a plant found on rocks left dry at low water. The stalk runs along the middle of the leaf, and is terminated by watery bladders. The grass wrack is of the genus Zostera. Wrack, and to wrack.

Destruction; properly, the destruction of a ship or vessel on the shore. Hence,

The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land and broken, or otherwise rendered useless by violence and fracture.

Dissolution by violence; ruin; destruction. The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds.

The remains of any thing ruined; dead weeds and grass.

In metallurgy, the vessel in which ores are washed the third time.

Wreck, for wreak, is less proper.

To stand; to drive against the shore, or dash against rocks, and break or destroy. The ship Diamond of new York, was wrecked on a rock in Cardigan Bay, on the coast of Wales. WIRECK.

To ruin; as, they wreck their own fortunes.

Wreck, for wreak, is improper.

To suffer wreck or ruin.