mermaid's tresses
English
Noun
mermaid
's
tresses
(
uncountable
)
A
brown alga
of species
Chorda filum
.
Synonyms
(
genus
)
:
mermaid's fishing line
,
sea-laces
,
mermaids line
,
bootlace weed
,
seatwine
,
dead men's ropes
,
catgut
,
sea lace