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Nereocystis

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Neˊre-o-cys′tis

,
p
rop.
Noun.
[NL. See
Nereid
, and
Cyst
.]
(Bot.)
A genus of gigantic seaweeds.
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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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