laminaria

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Noun

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun laminaria has 1 sense

laminaria(n = noun.animal) genus laminaria - type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps;

is a kind of protoctist genus

is a member of family laminariaceae, laminariaceae

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CIDE DICTIONARY

laminaria, n. [NL. See Lamina.].

A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp. [1913 Webster]