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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps;
[syn: Laminaria, genus Laminaria]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Laminaria \Lam`i*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See Lamina.] (Bot.) A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp, or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See Illust. of Kelp. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Laminaria n 1: type genus of the family Laminariaceae: perennial brown kelps [syn: Laminaria, genus Laminaria]