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kombu
or kon·bu
[ kohm-boo ]
/ ˈkoʊm bu /
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noun
a brown Japanese seaweed, sun-dried before use in sushi, stocks, etc.
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How to use kombu in a sentence
What ensued was a crash course on phycology — marine algae science — and on searching for and gathering edible seaweed, including kelp, wakame and kombu.
On California’s Central Coast, a low-key exploration of wineries, restaurants and nature|Tracey Ceurvels|October 7, 2021|Washington PostKombu, a horn of the Hindus, resembling in its semicircular shape the tootooree, but being smaller and heavier; from Madras.
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British Dictionary definitions for kombu
kombu
konbu
/ (ˈkɒmbuː) /
noun
a dark brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria (class Phaeophyceae) the leaves of which are dried and used esp in Japanese cookery
Word Origin for kombu
C19: Japanese
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