badderlocks

American

[bad-er-loks] / ˈbæd ərˌlɒks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

an edible kelp, Alaria esculenta, found on the coasts of Europe and the British Isles.

badderlocks British

/ ˈbædəˌlɒks /

noun

a seaweed, Alaria esculenta , that has long brownish-green fronds and is eaten in parts of N Europe

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Etymology

Origin of badderlocks

1780–90; perhaps Balder + lock ² + -s ³; compare Balder brae plant name < Old Norse Baldro brā Balder's eyelash

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