lam·i·nar·i·a (l m  -nâr  -)n. Any of a genus of kelp, applied to the opening of the cervix in order to stimulate dilation. [New Latin L  minria, from Latin lmina, thin sheet, leaf.] |
laminaria [ˌlæmɪˈnɛərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, having large fluted leathery fronds
[genus name formed from Latin lamina plate]
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| Noun | 1. |  Laminaria - type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelpsprotoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista family Laminariaceae, Laminariaceae - large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters kelp - large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds |
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