Category:Nereocystis

Ne`re*o*cys"tis, n. Etym: [nl. See nereid, and cyst.] (bot.)

Defn: a genus of gigantic seaweeds.

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.