Macrocystis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Proper noun

Macrocystis f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laminariaceae – giant kelp, an immensely long, blackish seaweed of the Pacific, having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.

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