laminaria
any of various often very large kelps of the genus Laminaria, some species of which are the source of algins used as thickening or stabilizing agents in foodstuffs and other products.
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It is found on rocks and laminaria stems beyond the tide-marks, but is commonly washed up on the beach during storms.
The Sea Shore | William S. FurneauxA very small species (L. pusillus) with tufted green fronds grows parasitic on the fronds of Chorda and the stems of laminaria.
The Sea Shore | William S. Furneauxlaminaria digitata, six feet long, is found here sometimes under these circumstances.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldSometimes one finds here fronds of laminaria which have been washed ashore.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldFucus and laminaria constitute the kelp from which iodine is obtained, and were at one time the source of the potash of commerce.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for laminaria
/ (ˌlæmɪˈnɛərɪə) /
any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, having large fluted leathery fronds
Origin of laminaria
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