badderlocks

noun plural but singular in construction

bad·​der·​locks

ˈbadə(r)ˌläks

: a large brownish black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) often eaten as a vegetable in Europe

called also henware, murlin

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

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