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Definition: Nereocystis
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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