sea-beltn.Laminaria saccharina (in Turner perhaps Zostera marina).
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1548 W. TurnerNames of Herbes sig. C.iij Cingulum is named in greeke Zoster,..& is like a gyrdel, wherfore it maye be named in englishe, fysshers gyrdle or sea gyrdel, or sea belte.
1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 156/1Laminaria saccharina, or the sugar sea-belt.