Aug. 16th, 2015

shewhomust: (mamoulian)
dabberlocks
Alaria esculenta, an edible seaweed, also known as badderlocks, or winged kelp (according to Wikipedia

Example of a sentence including the word 'dabberlocks':

"In some of the most exposed areas below the dabberlocks where it is too turbulent for cuvie to develop or where it has been lost due to storms the kelp forest comprises the opportunistic, fast growing sugar kelp and furzebellows."

From Revised nomination of St Kilda for inclusion in the World Heritage Site List


I picture Dabberlocks as a relative of Jenny Greenteeth: children could be warned of the risks of playing on the rocky shore, "don't fall in, or old Dabberlocks'll get you..."

Bonus word 'furzebellows' is evidently, from the context, also a variety of kelp, but this is the only occurrence known to the internets.

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