Nereocystis

created by Webster 1913
(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:24:47

Ne`re*o*cys"tis (?), n. [NL. See Nereid, and Cyst.] Bot.

A genus of gigantic seaweeds.

⇒ Nereocystis Lutkeana, of the North Pacific, has a stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.

 

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