nereocystis lutkeana

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nereocystis lutkeana - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sea otter \Sea" ot"ter\ (Zool.)
     An aquatic carnivore (Enhydris lutris syn. Enhydris marina
     ) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly
     valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common
     otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.
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     Sea-otter's cabbage (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific
        Ocean (Nereocystis Lutkeana). See Nereocystis.
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  Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
     1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
        the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
        iodine.
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     2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
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     Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
           Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
           the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
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     Kelp crab (Zool.), a California spider crab (Epialtus  productus
        ), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
        color.
  
     Kelp salmon (Zool.), a serranoid food fish (Serranus  clathratus
        ) of California. See Cabrilla.
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  Nereocystis \Ne`re*o*cys"tis\, prop. n. [NL. See Nereid, and
     Cyst.] (Bot.)
     A genus of gigantic seaweeds.
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     Note: 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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