- bladder kelp
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any of several species of giant kelp bearing prominent flotation bladders.
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bladder kelp
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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 … Useful english dictionary
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