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badderlocks

[ 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.

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Origin of badderlocks

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

Words nearby badderlocks

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British Dictionary definitions for badderlocks

badderlocks
/ (ˈbædəˌlɒks) /

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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