kombu

or kon·bu

[ kohm-boo ]

noun
  1. a brown Japanese seaweed, sun-dried before use in sushi, stocks, etc.

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kombu

konbu

/ (ˈkɒmbuː) /


noun
  1. a dark brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria (class Phaeophyceae) the leaves of which are dried and used esp in Japanese cookery

Origin of kombu

1
C19: Japanese

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