laminaria

lam·i·nar·i·a

L0030025 (lăm′ə-nâr′ē-ə)n.1. Any of various kelps of the genera Laminaria and Saccharina of temperate and arctic waters, used commercially in foodstuffs, dietary supplements, and medicinal products.2. A small rod formed of dehydrated laminaria tissue, applied to the cervical os to stimulate dilation.

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[New Latin Lāmināria (from Latin lāmina, thin sheet, leaf).]

laminaria

(ˌlæmɪˈnɛərɪə) n1. (Plants) any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, having large fluted leathery fronds2. (Botany) any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, having large fluted leathery fronds[C19: genus name formed from Latin lamina plate]

lam•i•nar•i•a

(ˌlæm əˈnɛər i ə)

n., pl. -nar•i•as. any of various often very large kelps of the genus Laminaria, some species of which are the source of algins used as thickening or stabilizing agents in foodstuffs and other products. [< New Latin (1813); see lamina, -ary]

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Laminaria - type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelpsgenus Laminariaprotoctist genus - any genus of Protoctistafamily Laminariaceae, Laminariaceae - large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waterskelp - large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds

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