Macrocystis

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “large”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).

Proper noun

Macrocystis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laminariaceae – giant kelp, an immensely long, blackish seaweed of the Pacific, having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylum; Ochrophyta – phylum; Phaeophyceae – class; Fucophycidae – subclass; Laminariales – order; Laminariaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Macrocystis pyrifera - sole species

References

• Macrocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Macrocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Macrocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Macrocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Macrocystis at World Register of Marine Species
• Macrocystis at AlgaeBase