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nereocystis
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A genus of gigantic seaweeds. [1913 Webster]
" 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." [1913 Webster]
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