laminaria noun. [lamɪ'nɛ:rɪǝ] M19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Latin lam(m)ina LAMINA + -aria -ARY¹.]
Any brown seaweed of the genus Laminaria, with long thin flat fronds; collect. seaweed of this genus. Also called oarweed, kelp.

■ laminarian adjective of or pertaining to laminaria; spec. designating the littoral zone, extending from low-water mark to a depth of about 27.5 m. or 90 ft, in which laminaria grows: M19.

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