badderlocks

[bad-er-loks]

noun (used with a singular verb)

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

Origin of badderlocks

1780–90; perhaps Balder + lock² + -s³; compare Balder brae plant name < Old Norse Baldro brā Balder's eyelash

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British Dictionary definitions for badderlocks

badderlocks

noun

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

Word Origin for badderlocks

C18: of unknown origin

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