Definitions for macrocystis
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Wiktionary
macrocystis(Noun)
An immensely long, blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
Webster Dictionary
Macrocystis(noun)
an immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Macrocystis
A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Lessoniaceae, and one of the major forms of KELP. The species Macrocystis pyrifera, also known as giant kelp, is the largest of the marine algae.
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