laminaria

American  

[lam-uh-nair-ee-uh] / ˌlæm əˈnɛər i ə /

noun

1. 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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laminaria British  

/ ˌlæmɪˈnɛərɪə /

noun

1. any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, having large fluted leathery fronds

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Etymology

Origin of laminaria

< New Latin (1813); lamina, -ary

Example Sentences

Hern proved them wrong, pioneering new approaches to make later abortions safer, including dilating cervixes with Japanese seaweed tubes called laminaria.

From Los Angeles Times

But MBL co-founder David Mackie insisted its plans to harvest the seaweed - laminaria hyperborea - are "entirely sustainable".

From BBC

I won’t put in an extra set of laminaria, or add an extra day, that’s going to add significant cost of expense to everybody.

From MSNBC

The Laminaria is first extracted with water, and the residue with sodium carbonate; the filtrate is acidified with hydrochloric acid and the precipitated alginic acid washed and bleached.

From Project Gutenberg

Vegetable gelatin is manufactured from a seaweed, genus Laminaria; from the tengusa, an American seaweed, and from Irish moss.

From Project Gutenberg