sea-otter's-cabbage

sea-otter's-cabbage
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun (plural sea-otter's-cabbages)
: a gigantic kelp (Nereocystis lütkeana) of the northern Pacific in beds of which the sea otter makes its home — called also bladder kelp

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