Nereocystis
noun
Ne·reo·cys·tis
ˌnirēōˈsistə̇s
: a monotypic genus of probably annual brown algae (family Laminariaceae) of the northern Pacific that have a stripe which sometimes exceeds 100 feet in length, is hollow in its upper part, and terminates in a large spherical float supporting dependent long thin dichotomously branched laminae and that have been used as a source of potash see sea-otter's-cabbage
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from nereo- (from Greek Nēreus Nereus) + -cystis
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