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laminaria definition

lami·naria (lam′i ner′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Laminaria) of marine kelp having fluted, ribbonlike blades attached at one end to a stalk and holdfast

Etymology: ModL < L lamina: see lamina

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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